Newsweek :

One of the Venezuelan migrants deported to El Salvador last weekend was mistakenly identified as a gang member because of his tattoos, including one closely resembling the Real Madrid soccer club logo, his attorney has said.

In a court filing Wednesday night, Linette Tobin said her client, Jerce Reyes Barrios, 36, had fled his home country after he was tortured for taking part in anti-regime demonstrations last year. According to the filing, Reyes Barrios has no ties to Tren de Aragua (TdA), which the U.S. government alleges.

"The accusation is based on two things," Tobin wrote. "First, he has a tattoo on his arm of a crown sitting atop a soccer ball with a rosary and the word 'Dios'. DHS alleges that this tattoos is proof of his gang membership. In reality, he chose this tattoo because it is similar to he logo for his favorite soccer team Real Madrid."

Newsweek reached out to the Department of State for comment via email Thursday morning. An ICE official said the agency was using a variety of tools to identify and stop activity by known Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs).

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