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Venezuelan makeup artist who was deported to El Salvador seeks asylum in Spain: ‘I feel safe here’

The Guardian · · 1269 words · By Justo Robles
Asylum and Refugee Rights US Immigration Policy Human rights violations
open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/22/venezuelan-makeup-artist-cecot-s…

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14 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Andry José Hernández Romero left Venezuela for Spain in early February”
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The Guardian explicitly reports that Andry José Hernández Romero left Venezuela for Spain in early February. Other search results discuss his background or asylum case but do not independently corroborate the specific timing and destination of this trip.
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web search NEUTRAL — Andry José Hernández Romero left Venezuela for Spain in early February and is due for his first asylum hearing in court there in a few days, hoping that the country’s liberal approach to immigration w…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/22/venezuelan-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — Andry Hernández Romero turned 32 this Wednesday. He is from Capacho Nuevo, a town in the Venezuelan border state of Táchira that, according to official estimates, has fewer than 30,000 inhabitants. He…
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/28/americas/romero-venezuela-dep…
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web search NEUTRAL — Gay makeup artist Andry Jose Hernández Romero asylum case was dismissed by a federal judge.The White House on February 20 designated Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang, as an “international terrorist o…
https://www.ebar.com/story/154913
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“The 33-year-old hairstylist and makeup artist originally came to the US from his home in western Venezuela”
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Multiple sources (CNN and a report on a Venezuelan-US love story) confirm he is a makeup artist/stylist from Venezuela (specifically Capacho Nuevo, Táchira) who migrated to the US.
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https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=2479084
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https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=2421961
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 22, 2026 · This is to be a place of zen-like reflection to talk about the happenings of the artist formerly known as a Washington Wizard, Deni Avdija. The Woj: Deni to Portland for 14th pick and B…
https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=2506172
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“Hernández gained global attention last year when he and 252 other Venezuelan migrants were abruptly deported from the US... and flown by the Trump administration to the brutal mega-prison for alleged terrorists in El Salvador known as Cecot.”
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Multiple sources, including BBC News and another report, confirm that Venezuelan migrants (including Andry Hernandez Romero) were deported from the US to the Cecot prison in El Salvador under the Trump administration.
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web search NEUTRAL — Venezuelan migrants deported from the US to El Salvador's mega-jail speak of what life was like inside.Aerial image of the Cecot prison in El Salvador, with an inset map showing the US, Mexico and El …
https://www.bbc.com/news/resources/idt-5bb1a625-2a25-4cc5-86…
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web search NEUTRAL — Venezuelan stylist Andry Hernandez Romero migrated to the United States to live with a man he met online and further his career as a make-up artist but was deported to a brutal prison in El Salvador, …
https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20250906-a-venezuel…
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web search NEUTRAL — Venezuelan migrants deported from the US to El Salvador's mega-jail speak of what life was like inside.Aerial image of the Cecot prison in El Salvador, with an inset map showing the US, Mexico and El …
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-5bb1a625-2a25-4cc5-…
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“International human rights groups found Hernández and the other detainees faced psychological and physical abuse, including cases of sexual violence, before they were suddenly released in a prisoner swap last summer and returned home.”
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Wikipedia and reports from Human Rights Watch and other rights groups confirm that detainees at CECOT faced psychological and physical abuse, including sexual violence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Hernández Romero's detention in CECOT, a facility notorious for human rights abuses, drew criticism from human rights advocates and public figures including podcast host Joe Rogan, who condemned the s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_2025_American_deportatio…
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web search NEUTRAL — Human Rights Watch noted that sexual violence is likely underreported due to stigma. Former detainees told Human Rights Watch and Cristosal that they continue to experience psychological trauma.
https://www.latintimes.com/international-human-rights-watchd…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sexual Abuse and Psychological Trauma. Three former detainees told rights groups that they were subjected to sexual violence. One described being forced by four guards to perform oral sex.
https://slguardian.org/migrants-deported-by-trump-describe-s…
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“It was August 2025 and Delcy Rodríguez ran the office [of the vice-president].”
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The Guardian reports that in August 2025 Delcy Rodríguez ran the office, and Wikipedia confirms her role as Vice President wielding control over major budgets in 2024/2025.
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web search NEUTRAL — Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez is a Venezuelan lawyer, diplomat, and politician who is currently the acting president of Venezuela since January 2026, after the United States captured then-president Nic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delcy_Rodríguez
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web search NEUTRAL — Delcy Rodríguez, as Vice President of the Republic, wielding control over the Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Foreign Trade, and also as Minister of Hydrocarbons, managed 40% of the national budget …
https://transparenciave.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Delcy…
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web search NEUTRAL — It was August 2025 and Delcy Rodríguez ran the office.Months later, Rodríguez was sworn in as the acting president of Venezuela following the capture of Maduro by the US military. Around the same time…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/22/venezuelan-m…
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“Months later, Rodríguez was sworn in as the acting president of Venezuela following the capture of Maduro by the US military.”
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Wikipedia and other news sources confirm that Delcy Rodríguez became the acting/interim president of Venezuela in January 2026 following the capture of Nicolás Maduro by the US military.
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web search NEUTRAL — Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez is a Venezuelan lawyer, diplomat, and politician who is currently the acting president of Venezuela since January 2026, after the United States captured then-president Nic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delcy_Rodríguez
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web search NEUTRAL — Delcy Rodríguez, a leftist and political confidante to the captured Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, was sworn in on Monday as the country’s interim leader. She is in a delicate situation, pitted …
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/world/americas/venezuela-…
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web search NEUTRAL — US lifts sanctions on Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez. 2 Apr 2026.US and Venezuela move to restore diplomatic ties two months after Maduro’s capture.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jan/03/caracas-e…
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“Venezuelans do not require a visa to enter Spain”
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Wikipedia and Visa List explicitly state that Venezuelan citizens do not need a tourist visa to enter Spain as of 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — Visa requirements for Venezuelan citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Venezuela. As of 2026, Venezuelan citizens have visa-free or vi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Venezuel…
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web search NEUTRAL — Venezuelan citizens do not need a tourist visa when travelling to Spain. This tourist visa typically allows a short term stay. The Spain tourist visa remains valid for 3 months. Spain Travel is free f…
https://visalist.io/spain/visa-requirements/venezuela
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web search NEUTRAL — Do Venezuelan citizens need a visa for Spain? 2026 entry rules for Venezuela passport holders: allowed stay, e-visa, visa on arrival and tourist visa details on VisaRequirements.
https://visarequirements.info/countries/venezuela,-bolivaria…
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“In March 2025, the Trump administration controversially invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to order the expulsion of Hernández and 136 other men who ended up in Cecot.”
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The provided web search results for 'March' are generic definitions of the month and do not contain information regarding the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 or the expulsion of 136 men in 2025.
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web search NEUTRAL — March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of Ma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March
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web search NEUTRAL — Our current Gregorian calendar and its predecessor, the Julian calendar, both have 12 months. However, the month names we use today are derived from the Roman calendar, which initially had only 10 mon…
https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/months/
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 10, 2026 · March is named for Mars, the Roman god of war—but today it marks the turning of the seasons. Discover March holidays, seasonal signs, gardening advice, recipes, and folklore.
https://www.almanac.com/content/month-march-holidays-fun-fac…
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“Hernández was accused of being a member of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, which Trump designated a terrorist group”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the designation of Tren de Aragua as a terrorist group by Trump or Hernández's alleged membership.
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“The US federal judge James Boasberg ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of the men deported under the Alien Enemies Act to El Salvador and allow them to receive the due process”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Judge James Boasberg's orders concerning the Alien Enemies Act and the return of deportees.
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“a court of appeals blocked Boasberg from investigating whether the Trump administration knowingly defied his order from March 2025”
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“the Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, announced that Spain would grant legal status to roughly 500,000 migrant workers, most from Latin America.”
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“Venezuelans made up the highest number of requests for international protection there in 2025.”
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“up to 30 April this year, more than 25,000 Venezuelans have sought asylum in Spain.”
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