His only ‘crime’ is being Venezuelan and having tattoos, says brother of man ‘thrown to the lions’ in El Salvador jail
Nelson Suarez learned his brother Arturo is – most likely – in a notorious El Salvador jail only because of a photograph he spotted on a news website of a group of inmates, with their hands and feet cuffed, heads shaved and bodies shackled together.
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Arturo Suarez, in a music video, is now in a notorious prison in El Salvador
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Nelson Suarez insists his brother Arturo is not a gang member
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A group of inmates are processed to be imprisoned in the CECOT jail in EL Salvador. Pic: Reuters
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Nelson Suarez believes this is his brother Arturo Suarez due to his distinctive hummingbird tattoo. Pic: Reuters
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Alleged gang members imprisoned in the CECOT jail in El Salvador. Pic: Reuters
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Jerce Reyes Barrios
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Jerce Reyes Barrios's lawyer says he has a tattoo of the Real Madrid logo surrounded by rosary beads
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Lawyer Linette Tobin says this gesture has been interpreted as a gang symbol
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Department of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem visited CECOT in March. Pic: Reuters
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Pic: AP
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