Lindsay Teslowski

Well, I can tell you a lot about what we learned before he went, but like you said, I can't say anything about what has happened over the last more than three weeks now because he's been completely incommunicado.

Well, I can tell you a lot about what we learned before he went, but like you said, I can't say anything about what has happened over the last more than three weeks now because he's been completely incommunicado.

And that means no journalists, no lawyers, no family members, and even organizations like the International Committee of the Red Cross and others who would normally be able to speak with people in detention have not been able to speak with him or any other detainees that we're aware of.

And that means no journalists, no lawyers, no family members, and even organizations like the International Committee of the Red Cross and others who would normally be able to speak with people in detention have not been able to speak with him or any other detainees that we're aware of.

um andre came to the us in august of 2024 he was seeking asylum he's a gay man he's a professional makeup artist he worked at a state-run tv station in venezuela he was persecuted there because they wanted him to put up pro-Maduro social media posts. He didn't want to do it. He was actually physically beaten as a result.

um andre came to the us in august of 2024 he was seeking asylum he's a gay man he's a professional makeup artist he worked at a state-run tv station in venezuela he was persecuted there because they wanted him to put up pro-Maduro social media posts. He didn't want to do it. He was actually physically beaten as a result.

He was also harassed and physically assaulted because of his sexual orientation. So he fled like so many other Venezuelans and came to the U.S. to seek asylum. He initially tried to come in one time and was told that he needed to make a CBP1 appointment, which is this app that during the Biden administration they were asking people to use in order to get asylum. in order to apply.

He was also harassed and physically assaulted because of his sexual orientation. So he fled like so many other Venezuelans and came to the U.S. to seek asylum. He initially tried to come in one time and was told that he needed to make a CBP1 appointment, which is this app that during the Biden administration they were asking people to use in order to get asylum. in order to apply.

And he went to Tijuana, he made that appointment, he waited over a month for that appointment, and then he entered the US. Once he was in the US, he was in ICE detention the entire time. So he's never even been in the United States for one moment as a free person from the moment he crossed at the border until the moment they forced him and disappeared him on a plane to El Salvador.

And he went to Tijuana, he made that appointment, he waited over a month for that appointment, and then he entered the US. Once he was in the US, he was in ICE detention the entire time. So he's never even been in the United States for one moment as a free person from the moment he crossed at the border until the moment they forced him and disappeared him on a plane to El Salvador.

He was in custody.

He was in custody.

Absolutely not. And just, you know, we've now, in researching for his asylum case and doing his declaration and collecting evidence and speaking with his family, you know, I've been asked many times, is it possible that he is, you know, a gay makeup artist masquerading as that when he's really a Tren de Aragua gang member? The truth is, the same could be said about you or about me.

Absolutely not. And just, you know, we've now, in researching for his asylum case and doing his declaration and collecting evidence and speaking with his family, you know, I've been asked many times, is it possible that he is, you know, a gay makeup artist masquerading as that when he's really a Tren de Aragua gang member? The truth is, the same could be said about you or about me.

It's outside the realm of what seems to be possible. And Specifically as a lawyer, I would say they've never presented any evidence that would indicate that that is true.

It's outside the realm of what seems to be possible. And Specifically as a lawyer, I would say they've never presented any evidence that would indicate that that is true.

All that they submitted were pictures of the crown tattoos on his wrists, which have his mom and dad's name and the crown tattoo, along with an article from Newsweek that says that this imagery, along with many other very common types of tattoos, could mean that someone's Tren de Aragua.

All that they submitted were pictures of the crown tattoos on his wrists, which have his mom and dad's name and the crown tattoo, along with an article from Newsweek that says that this imagery, along with many other very common types of tattoos, could mean that someone's Tren de Aragua.

What we know and what we would have presented had we had our day in court, had he been given any due process, is that Experts have said there are actually no tattoos that indicate someone is a member of this gang. There's no singular tattoo that you could point to.

What we know and what we would have presented had we had our day in court, had he been given any due process, is that Experts have said there are actually no tattoos that indicate someone is a member of this gang. There's no singular tattoo that you could point to.