Andry José Hernández Romero is deported to El Salvador' (Laredo, Texas 2025-03-15)
| Date | 2025-03-15 |
|---|---|
| Time | Unspecified |
| City | Laredo |
| County | |
| State | Texas |
| Country | United States |
| Location details | He was deported after being held in Webb County Detention Centre in Laredo, Texas |
| Facility | |
| Agencies involved | Webb County Detention Centre; Terrorist Confinement Centre (Cecot) (El Salvador) |
| Operation type | |
| Status | Not researched |
| People affected | |
| Arrests reported | |
| Detentions reported | 261 (238 Venezuelans and 23 Salvadorans) |
| Deportations | Yes |
| Injuries | The article states that Mr Hernandes Romero was slapped multiple times while at the detention center in El Salvador. |
| Deaths | |
| Agents at the scene | |
| Vehicles at the scene | |
| Verification | Not researched |
| Key sources | * https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr4z640dlz3o
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Summary: On 2025-03-15 in Laredo, Texas, a submission was received reporting: Andry José Hernández Romero is deported to El Salvador's Terrorist Confinement Centre (Cecot). This page was auto-generated from a public incident submission and has not been researched or verified.
Full Description
"By March 2025, he had spent nearly six months at the San Diego detention center before being abruptly transferred to the Webb County Detention Centre in Laredo, Texas, while his asylum case was still pending.
"On 15 March, without being able to contest the charges of gang membership, Andry was deported that day as part of a group of 238 Venezuelans and 23 Salvadorans, to El Salvador's notorious mega-prison, known as the Terrorist Confinement Centre (Cecot)." (Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr4z640dlz3o)
"[...] on the night of 15 March inside the Salvadoran mega-prison, when a American photojournalist Philip Holsinger documented the arrival of a group of alleged criminals for Time magazine.
"That was when he took a photo of a young man saying "I'm not a gang member. I'm gay. I'm a barber", Mr Holsinger wrote in his article.
"The man was chained and on his knees while the guards shaved his head. Mr Holsinger later learned that man was Mr Hernández.
""He was being slapped every time he would speak up… he started praying and calling out, literally crying for his mother," Holsinger told CBS. "Then he buried his face in his chained hands and cried as he was slapped again." (Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr4z640dlz3o)
Force / Conduct Reported
- Force used (per submitter): Yes
- Description: The article states that Mr Hernandes Romero was slapped multiple times while at the detention center in El Salvador.
Incident Details (as submitted)
- Date: 2025-03-15
- Time: Unspecified
- Location: Laredo, Texas — He was deported after being held in Webb County Detention Centre in Laredo, Texas
- Agencies named: Webb County Detention Centre; Terrorist Confinement Centre (Cecot) (El Salvador)
- Anyone taken: 261 (238 Venezuelans and 23 Salvadorans)
- Vehicles: Unspecified
- Submitter is witness: No
Agents
No agents identified. To be completed by the Agent Team.
Evidence
- https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr4z640dlz3o
- https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr4z640dlz3o
- https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr4z640dlz3o
Internal Notes
- This page was generated from a public submission and has not been verified. Apply the ICE List two-source standard before changing verification status.
- Submitter contact details have been withheld; they are held in the internal submissions log.
- Source submission ID: 1AZVQ8p.