Tattoos of crowns and roses are popular among everyone – not just members of Tren de Aragua, as law enforcement has claimed. Marc Atkins/Getty Images The United States deported 238 Venezuelan men on ...

When people walk into the Clean Slate tattoo removal clinic at the University of California San Diego, they carry more than just ink on their skin. Many are justice-impacted adults — people with ...

The United States deported 238 Venezuelan men on three flights to El Salvador on March 15, 2025, claiming that they were members of the Tren de Aragua gang that originated in Venezuela. Immigration ...

In its sweeping deportation campaign against Venezuelan immigrants, the Trump administration has repeatedly relied on tattoos to determine whether someone is a member of the feared criminal syndicate ...

Hailand Pernía, a tattoo artist here in one of the biggest cities in western Venezuela, started warning his clients in March to be aware that certain images inked on their skins could be a problem if ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Beth C. Caldwell, Southwestern Law School (THE CONVERSATION) The United States ...

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Beth C. Caldwell is a Professor of Law at Southwestern ...