Migrant Deported to El Salvador, Wife Claims Rights Violated

Deportation and Detention

• 📌 A Colombian-Venezuelan dual citizen, Andres GMO Morales, was deported from the US over the weekend and is now held in a high-security prison in El Salvador, according to his wife, DCana.
• ⚠️ DCana states her husband has no criminal record in Colombia or Venezuela and no ties to any gangs, asserting that his rights are being violated.
• ⚖️ US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has not yet commented on Morales's case, while the Trump administration faces a deadline regarding the deportation of hundreds of migrants to El Salvador.

Tattoos and Asylum Application

• 🖼️ Families of some deported men were told by ICE that their loved ones have tattoos linked to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, a claim Morales's wife refutes.
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 DCana explained that her husband had a legal work permit for his US asylum application when he was arrested by ICE in early February.
• 📄 Reuters has verified Morales's work authorization and found no US criminal convictions, with paperwork showing he was raised near the Colombia-Venezuela border and has no criminal convictions in Colombia.

Consular Confusion and Concern

• 🇨🇴 Morales was reportedly told he would be deported to Bogota, Colombia, and had signed deportation documents, but was instead sent to El Salvador.
• ❓ DCana is seeking information and assistance from the Colombian consulate and El Salvadoran authorities, expressing deep worry as she has lost contact with her husband and he has not received his medicines.
• 🤝 The Colombian Foreign Ministry has informed DCana that they are following the case, but she remains determined to do everything she can to help her husband.