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RETURN MAKEUP ARTIST AND OTHERS EXPELLED TO EL SALVADOR

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The Trump administration unlawfully expelled a gay make-up artist named Andry José Hernández Romero to a maximum security prison in El Salvador.

There was no court order authorizing his removal. No notification of his attorney. No hearing to contest allegations against him. No due process.

260 others were also illegally sent to CECOT, a notorious prison known for its brutal conditions. The U.S. government violated a court order when they sent Andry and others to El Salvador. They are still trying to send more people.

Call on the Secretary of Homeland Security to immediately return Andry and all others, ensure they can continue their immigration proceedings in the U.S., and halt any further expulsions - send your email using our email-writing tool.

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Secretary of Homeland Sec

Kristi

Noem

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Dear Secretary Noem,

I am extremely concerned over the recent unlawful expulsions of individuals from the United States to El Salvador under the purported authority of the Alien Enemies Act, including Andry José Hernández Romero.

Despite a court order prohibiting their removal, 261 individuals were expelled to El Salvador in March 2025. These individuals include people who were engaged in ongoing legal proceedings, had no criminal record or ties to a gang, or had already been granted protection under U.S. law, including as required under the Convention Against Torture. Many were expelled without removal orders, a violation of established legal processes. Even more disturbingly, these individuals have been transferred to the Centro de Confinamiento Contra el Terrorismo (CECOT), a prison notorious for its inhumane conditions. Most of the families of those unlawfully sent to El Salvador have not received any official information about their loved ones’ whereabouts.

The United States must uphold the principle of non-refoulement, which unequivocally prohibits states from returning, removing, or transferring individuals to any country where they would face a real risk of serious human rights abuses, including arbitrary detention, torture or other ill-treatment. By expelling these individuals to El Salvador, the U.S. government has placed them in grave danger. Further removals, particularly any subsequent transfer to Venezuela, would constitute additional violations of international law.

I urge you to immediately return those that were illegally removed to El Salvador so that they can continue their immigration proceedings in the U.S., and halt any subsequent expulsions, complying with the decisions of U.S. courts.

Sincerely,

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