Tattoos from Dervisher’s men appeared in the US government document, which is used to identify members of the infamous Venezuela gang despite those who are not related to the group.
ILKESTON’s 44 -year -old Pete Belton said he was shocked by the appearance of his forearm in the DHS document, which is used to identify the members of Tren de Aragua (TDA), an international criminal organization.
“I’m just an average middle -aged man from Dervisire,” he told the BBC.
Belton said, “At first, it’s a bit weird and a little fun.” Now, in August, his family trip with his wife and daughter is worrying that he can be on vacation in six months with Guantanamo.
PitbeltonThe Trump administration already has hundreds of gang members. Security Prison El Salvador. The lawyers of some depilies say they have been misunderstood as a TDA member according to tattoos.
Belton’s tattoo, a clock face with her daughter’s birth date and time, is included in nine image sets for TDA members “detection and identification.” Other tattoos featured stars, crowns and Michael Jordan “Jumpman” logo.
“Open source data depicts a TDA member with a combination of tattoos below.” Documents in the submission of court.
However, reverse image searches first appeared on several photos on tattoo websites without clear links to Venezuela or TDA.
One of them led the Instagram post by a tattoo artist based on Nottingham, which the BBC posted about Belton’s tattoo almost 10 years ago.
The tattoo image of the DHS document is worse than the Instagram posts shared in 2016, but it is clearly the same cancer and features the same watch face tattoo.
The same image of MR Belton’s tattoo also appeared in the September 2024 report. By the Ministry of Public Security (DPS) TDA activity.
The BBC Verife contacted the US DHS and Texas DPS for the image source, but did not receive a response.
But in the e -mail, DHS is convinced of the information of the law enforcement and said, “The evaluation is more than a gang affiliated tattoo and social media.
I am worried about how Belton’s tattoos end in the US document, but they are related to the gang.
“In my head, I thought I was working at the border, and I saw what I was walking.
He provided several images to prove his appropriate images of tattoos and says that it is not related to the Venezuela group.
PitbeltonAccording to the opinions of immigration and tariff enforcement (ICE), the US government has not deported anyone by tattoos alone. Court submission official last month.
However, according to the court document, immigration officials are immigrant officials. “Verification of alien validation” To make sure someone is connected to the Venezuela gang.
This includes a score card, and according to the document, eight categories can be the basis for arrest or deportation.
“If the subject has a member or a tattoo that represents a member or loyalty, half of these may be given.
According to this document, if all eight points come from a symbolism category with tattoos, you must receive additional consultations before specifying someone as a TDA member.
Ronna Risquez, a reporter for Venezuela, who wrote a book about the origin of TDA, said that tattoos were not evidence of members.
“There is no tattoo that identifies the gang in TDA,” she said.
“In order to confirm that a person is a member of TDA, the authorities must conduct a police investigation to determine whether there is a criminal record. Tattoos, clothing or nationality are not evidence.”
But there were cases where lawyers insisted that people were wrongly identified by tattoos.
US media I reported about someone who said that a lawyer was expelled by a crown tattoo inspired by the Real Madrid Football Club logo.
Another example is a makeup artist. According to the lawyer, he was sent to El Salvador after a crown tattoo with the words “Mom” and “Dad.”
Belbyshire, who returned to Derbyshire, considered his family’s cancellation of his trip to the United States due to potential risks, but he would monitor how the story developed.
“Hopefully they realized that I was not a Venezuelan gangster, but we’ve seen more crazy things in the news recently, so we’ll wait and see.”
