ICE uses 227-year old law to ‘disappear’ LGBTQ+ asylum-seeker because of his tattoos

An LGBTQ+ asylum-seeker has reportedly been deported from the US because of his tattoos.

Lindsay Toczylowski, the founder and president of Immigrant Defenders Law Centre (ImmDef), claimed that one of her clients, a Venezuelan tattoo artist, had been deported to El Salvador because of misconceptions regarding their body art, reports The Pride LA.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials reportedly used the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, a measure instigated to deport people threatening the country’s safety. It was last invoked to intern people of Japanese descent during World War II.

Immigration officers reportedly said the tattoos were related to Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan criminal organisation. Toczylowski says they were mistaken.

“Our client’s tattoos are not gang-related,” she said. “They are benign and reflect his

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