Reyes Barrios' only prior legal encounter was his participation in anti-regime protests against Venezuela's Maduro which led to his detention and alleged torture in 2023

An attorney representing a migrant sent to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act says her client was deported due to a soccer logo tattoo, according to court declarations submitted Wednesday night.

The player entered the U.S. legally using the CBP One app in September after claiming to have been tortured by the Nicolas Maduro regime in Venezuela.

U.S. authorities deported Venezuelan soccer player Jerce Reyes Barrios to El Salvador, citing a misinterpreted tattoo as gang-related.

Family members and advocates have said American officials have relied on tattoos to deport Venezuelan migrants with little evidence.

On Thursday, Boasberg expressed frustration that Administration officials had still not fulfilled his request for details about when the flights took off from the U.S. and when they landed in El Salvador ... his favorite soccer team, Real Madrid ...

Relatives of a Venezuelan deported to El Salvador say his tattoo isn’t a sign of gang membership. It supports his favorite soccer team. “The United States now has a tropical gulag,” says one ...

A Venezuelan soccer player who was in the U.S. awaiting a ruling on his asylum claim was deported to El Salvador under suspicion ... Barrios' favorite soccer team, Real Madrid, Tobin said.