Venezuelan lawyer sent to El Salvador denounces that she was linked to the Aragua train for having a tattoo based on Real Madrid

The controversy around the shipment of 238 Venezuelan citizens On the part of the United States government to a maximum security prison in El Salvador, indicated to belong to the Criminal Group Train of Aragua.

By NTN24

Since the transfer of these people was carried out on three flights, under the protection of the Law of Foreign Enemies of 1798 invoked by President Donald Trumpthere have been several complaints made by relatives and lawyers who present different arguments with the aim of demonstrating the innocence of some of the deportees.

One of the cases is that of Jerce Reyes Barrios, a 36 -year -old Venezuelan who was taken to El Salvador on March 15 And that, according to his lawyer, Linette Tobin, was accused of belonging to the Aragua train for having a tattoo on his arm based on the Real Madrid shield and for making a gesture with his fingers in a photograph on social networks.

“The accusation is based on two facts. First, He has a tattoo on the arm of a crown on a football ball, a rosary and the word «God.» The DHS alleges that this tattoo proves its belonging to a gang. Actually, he chose this tattoo because he looks like the logo of his favorite team, Real Madrid, ”says the lawyer in a document.

«In second place, The DHS reviewed his publications on social networks and found a photo of Mr. Reyes Barrios making a gesture with his hand That, as they claim, prove their belonging to a gang. In fact, the gesture is common: it means «I love you» in sign language and is commonly used as a symbol of rock and roll, «he adds.

The legal representative also states that Reyes Barrios is a professional footballer in Venezuela And it has a stable labor history in this area, as well as children’s and youth soccer coach. In addition, he says, he has never been arrested or accused of any crime.

Tobin requires in his complaint sent to federal judge James Boasberg, who has asked the Trump administration of these deportations, which in February and March 2024, Jerce Reyes Barrios marched in Venezuela against the Maduro regime and that for this reason he was arrested and tortured in his country, after which he decided to migrate to the United States, where he tried to enter from Mexico with the process in the process in the process in the process in the process in the process in the process in the process in the process in the process in the process in the process in the process.

The lawyer tells that Reyes Barrios on the day of her appointment with the border authorities, in September 2024, was put in custody and held in the otay table detention center. Initially, it was held in an area of ​​maximum security and accused of belonging to the Trena de Aragua gang.

«After presenting a criminal record certificate of Venezuela, jobs, a statement by the tattoo arthe states.

Finally, despite all the arguments presented, The lawyer emphasizes that the man was transferred from Otay Mesa to Texas without prior notice and, subsequently, on March 15, 2025, was deported to El Salvador.

«His lawyer and his family have lost all contact with him and do not know his whereabouts or health status.»he adds.

This Thursday, the American news chain CBS published the list with all the names of Venezuelans who were sent to El Salvador, listing Jerce Reyes Barrios.