Subj : Re: Tariff Talk
To   : AARON THOMAS
From : Mike Powell
Date : Fri Apr 25 2025 09:36 am

>  MP> The 17 year old Venezuelan hair dresser from Southern California.  They
>  MP> were interviewing his attorney on TV.  She said the court date was set.
>  MP> I forget now how many days out but he was deported to El Salvador less
>  MP> than a week until his trial.

>  MP> This is the same kid that the El Salvador authorities, as of yesterday,
>  MP> have refused to give any status updates on.  As he is openly gay, young,
>  MP> and had no known gang affiliations, there is suspicion that he is dead.

> All this information is very unspecific.

It is unspecific because I don't remember the guys name.  His case has been
on the TV news (60 Minutes and more recently regular news) off and on since
the mass deportation to El Salvador even occurred.  His attorney was
interview and she is real.

>  MP> This is the same kid that the El Salvador authorities, as of yesterday,
>  MP> have refused to give any status updates on.  As he is openly gay, young,
>  MP> and had no known gang affiliations, there is suspicion that he is dead.

> That's so iffy because it's not illegal to be gay in El Salvador. Sounds like
> the media is trying to conflate homosexuality laws of Nigeria with any country
> that the TV view doesn't reside in.

Try being a young homosexual in a supermax facility overflowing with
criminals and gang members.


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