Jerce Reyes Barrios
Jerce Reyes Barrios is a Venezuelan professional soccer player and youth coach who recently made headlines after being deported to El Salvador despite having an active asylum case in the United States. His deportation raised concerns about the potential mislabeling by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which incorrectly identified him as a gang member based on a tattoo that actually references his favorite soccer team, Real Madrid.
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Jerce Reyes Barrios is a former professional footballer accused of gang membership based on his tattoos.
Denied, detained, deported: the faces of Trump’s immigration crackdown | Trump administration
United Kingdom· 2025-06-22
Jerce Reyes Barrios, a former professional footballer, was accused of gang membership seemingly because of his tattoos.
Denied, detained, deported: the people at the heart of Trump’s immigration crackdown | Trump administrationUnited Kingdom· 2025-04-18
Jerce Reyes Barrios is a former professional soccer player from Venezuela accused of gang affiliation due to his tattoos.
El Salvador: Tattoos transform from signs of gang allegiance to art
United States· 2025-04-14
Jerce Reyes Barrios was detained due to a tattoo that authorities suspected indicated gang affiliation.
La historia de Christian Pinto: de la búsqueda de un futuro a la detención en El Salvador
Venezuela· 2025-04-02
Jerce Reyes is a former professional soccer player who was deported from the United States to El Salvador amid accusations of gang membership based on his tattoos.
He has a tattoo celebrating soccer giant Real Madrid. His lawyer believes it’s why he was deported.United States· 2025-03-26
Jerce Reyes Barrios is a professional football player in Venezuela.
Tatuajes, la prueba para deportar a los venezolanos a El SalvadorVenezuela· 2025-03-23
Jerce Reyes Barrios, a 36-year-old Venezuelan footballer, was deported from the United States to El Salvador as part of a group of Venezuelans allegedly linked to a criminal gang.
Trump envía a futbolista a cárcel salvadoreña por tatuaje del Real Madrid
Honduras· 2025-03-22
Jerce Reyes Barrios is a Venezuelan professional footballer accused of being a member of a dangerous gang.
La prueba de EE. UU. para deportar a un venezolano a El Salvador
Guatemala· 2025-03-21
Jerce Reyes Barrios, a Venezuelan professional soccer player and youth coach, had an active U.S. asylum case.
Trump administration response on Venezuela deportations 'woefully insufficient,' judge says
Guyana· 2025-03-21
Barrios claimed he was mistakenly sent to El Salvador prison in the Donald Trump administration's latest deportation.
Donald Trump El Salvador Deportation: Venezuelan soccer player claims ICE arrested him mistaking his Real Madrid tattoo as Tren de Aragua sign
India· 2025-03-21
Jerce Reyes Barrios was identified as a member of the Tren de Aragua partly due to a tattoo of a crown.
Tatuajes cotidianos hicieron venezolanos fueran identificados como pandilleros y deportados
Dominican Republic· 2025-03-21
Jerce Reyes Barrios is a Venezuelan coach and former footballer who was recently deported to El Salvador.
Nogometni trener deportiran iz ZDA zaradi tetovaže svojega najljubšega kluba
Slovenia· 2025-03-21Jerce Reyes Barrios is a Venezuelan footballer and youth football coach who was deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration.
El presunto futbolista venezolano deportado a El Salvador por TrumpVenezuela· 2025-03-21Jerce Reyes Barrios is a 36-year-old former professional footballer who was deported to El Salvador and whose tattoos were misinterpreted as gang affiliations.
‘Deported because of his tattoos’: has the US targeted Venezuelans for their body art? | US immigrationUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-21
Jerce Reyes Barrios, a Venezuelan professional soccer player, was wrongly labelled as a gang member based on a tattoo.
Trump administration response on Venezuela deportations ‘woefully insufficient,’ U.S. judge says
Canada· 2025-03-20