The tattoo and a photograph of Barrios making a hand sign that means “I love you” in sign language are the only two pieces of evidence the government has presented of his gang ties ...

Often the only information they do have to identify individuals is alleged gang tattoos. In the case of the recent deportation flights, Robert Cerna, the acting field office director of ...

Gang tattoos were once a vital currency in El Salvador, just a few years ago when it was known as the “murder capital of the world.” Some designs confirmed membership of MS-13 or 18th Street ...

This time around, the second Trump administration appears to be relying more heavily on tattoos to summarily deport Venezuelan migrants that it says are members of the gang Tren de Aragua ...