Internal DHS and FBI documents question the effectiveness of using tattoos to identify Venezuelan members of Tren de Aragua.

Defense lawyers say some of the roughly 200 Venezuelan men the U.S. deported after accusing them of being gang members were ...

Last year, when I went to get a tattoo just north of my wrist bone—an orange juice carton, a meaningful nod to my family—I ...

The Trump administration sent Venezuelans to El Salvador’s most infamous prison. Their families are looking for answers.

Family members and advocates have said American officials have relied on tattoos to deport Venezuelan migrants with little evidence.

When Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained Andry Hernandez in 2024, it deemed him a suspected member of Tren de ...

Tattoos. Pro-Hamas flyers. Deleted photos. These are just a few of the pieces of evidence that the Trump administration has ...

He was admitted by the Biden administration even though border officials flagged his rose, clock and crown tattoos, citing them as “well-known” signs of TdA. His lawyer denied that.

The situation is similar for stars and clocks, common tattoos that are regularly flagged as gang symbols by law enforcement. Often they mean nothing at all, said Karla Ostolaza, managing director ...