Summary
Jerce Reyes Barrios, a Venezuelan soccer player, was deported to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act after U.S. authorities mistook his soccer logo tattoo for a gang symbol.
Barrios legally entered the U.S. in 2024 and was accused of being a Tren de Aragua gang member.
His attorney argued the tattoo resembled Real Madrid’s logo and provided evidence of his clean record.
Despite a court order blocking such deportations, Barrios was sent to El Salvador, and his current whereabouts are unknown.
Yup. At the high school I attended, if you were black or brown you could only wear black or white shirts, because any color was a gang color (nevermind the gangs in town wore red and blue).