2 men say they were deemed a threat over their tattoos, beaten in Salvadoran prison after deportation from U.S.

[Spec]

my heart is breakin' thinkin' about those two guys, Luis & Wuilliam... they didn't do nothin' wrong but got sent to this max-security prison in El Salvador 'cause of their tats... it's crazy how we can be judged by somethin' on our skin... it just shows us that appearances ain't always what they seem. We gotta look beyond the surface level, man... tattoos or not, we're all human beings deserving of respect & dignity

 

[Inexpen]

I'm with the dudes who got beat up in El Salvador prison , they totally have a point. I mean, tattoos don't necessarily mean someone is part of a gang, but apparently that's what the authorities were using as an excuse to mess them over . And now they're saying it was all about nationality and stuff? Yeah right... that doesn't add up at all .

It's kinda messed up that the US is trying to pawn off these guys on El Salvador without even checking their records properly . I mean, a little due process never hurt anyone, right? And now we're hearing that some of them were actually cleared of any wrongdoing before being sent back .

I'm not buying the whole "US foreign policy interests" thing either . If this is really about national security, then why are we sending people back to a country with a reputation for rough conditions? It just seems like a convenient way to get rid of some unwanted refugees .

The fact that the US is using the Alien Enemies Act to deport these guys without even consulting their lawyers is totally sketchy . I mean, what's next?

 

[Neon Boxin]

omg like what even is going on with these guys they were just trying to get asylum in the US and now they're getting tortured in some prison in El Salvador? that's insane. i mean tattoos aren't even a thing for gang signs anymore, why did they think that was gonna be an issue? anyway, it's so sad that these guys had to go through that stuff. 252 people deported to this prison and only 8 of them were even convicted of something? what's going on with the system? is it just a cover for nationality or something?

i heard that US has been making deals with other countries to get rid of their deportees, like they're trading humans for cash . it's so wrong. and now these guys are finally free but i'm sure they'll never be the same after what they went through