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Under Trump, the hunt for migrants has reopened — resulting in a mass deportation of innocent Venezuelans to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador. MARC VANDEPITTE tells the story of 24-year-old barber Francisco Casique whose tattoos and country of origin were enough to make him disappear behind bars without trial
HUMAN RIGHTS OUTRAGE: Thousands of Venezuelans march in Caracas on March 18 with banner: ‘Migrating is not a crime; sanctioning a people is,’ in support of their compatriots who were deported to El Salvador
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SINCE Donald Trump returned to the White House, he has reopened the hunt for migrants.
Based on a law from 1798, hundreds of Venezuelans were recently deported to El Salvador, where they are imprisoned in the notorious mega-prison CECOT.
Among them is Francisco Javier Garcia Casique, a 24-year-old barber from Maracay, Venezuela. No criminal record, no charges, no trial. Just a few tattoos — and the bad luck of being in the wrong place, at the wrong time, with the wrong passport.
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