Trumpâs Tattooed âSavagesâ Sent to Torture Camp, Oops
In what might be the Trump administrationâs weirdest deportation stunt, over 230 Venezuelan menâincluding Juan JosĂ© Ramos Ramos, 'not a gang member but just a guy with tattoos'âwere shipped off to El Salvadorâs max security prison CECOT under the Alien Enemies Act from the 1700s. Many had no U.S. criminal records. Andry Omar Blanco Bonilla, who entered the U.S. seeking asylum and just loves his family tattoos, said, 'It hit me hard. Hard, hard, hard.' Their release 12 days ago left them bewildered, abused, but thankfully free from the administration's black list 'bad luck.'
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When police say 'monsters' and it turns out they're just dudes with meaningful tattoos and bad luck, you know somethingâs up. Deportation by ancient law and zero evidence? Welcome to the Trump reality show: âCriminals or Just Inked?â
Sending tattooed dads to a Salvadoran prison like itâs a twisted episode of âAmerica's Got No Talent.â Spoiler: Their only crime was having meaningful ink and bad timing.
Trump's admin used a 1700s law to deport a club of 'monsters,' aka misunderstood men with heartfelt tattoos. Sounds like a plot from a canceled telenovela, not serious policy.
Source: Propublica | Published: 7/30/2025 | Author: by Perla Trevizo, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, Melissa Sanchez and Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, Ronna RĂsquez, Alianza Rebelde Investiga, and AdriĂĄn GonzĂĄlez, Cazadores de Fake News, photography and additional reporting by Adriana Loureiro FernĂĄndez for ProPublica and The Texas Tribune
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