Gay Venezuelan Makeup Artist Among Hundreds Deported Without Due Process
Immigration,The Americas,Venezuela,El Salvador,Asylum Seekers,Trump Administration
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A 23-year-old makeup artist with no known gang affiliation was among the hundreds of Venezuelan men deported to El Salvador’s infamous CECOT prison without due process last week.
Lindsay Toczylowski, co-founder and president of the Immigrant Defenders Law Center, painted a harrowing picture while recounting how her client was “disappeared” during an appearance on “The Rachel Maddow Show” on Thursday.
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