Venezuelan man deported to El Salvador prison over rose tattoos
Mar 3, 2026
Country of origin: Venezuela

Luis Muñoz Pinto, a 27-year-old Venezuelan man, was deported by the Trump administration to El Salvador's Cecot prison in March 2025. He was accused of gang membership based on rose tattoos he obtained to honor his twin sisters. U.S. immigration officials identified the tattoos as Tren de Aragua gang symbols. A federal court later ruled that Muñoz Pinto and over 100 other deported Venezuelans must be allowed to return to the U.S. for due process.
Sources
- Venezuelan man says his rose tattoos got him deported to El Salvador’s brutal prison: ‘I thought my life had ended’
The Guardian·Mar 3, 2026·archived copy
- primepublishers.com
- Venezuelan Man in Florida May Have Been Deported to El Salvador Over Tattoo
miaminewtimes.com·Mar 25, 2025·archived copy
- Venezuelan Man Released From El Salvador After Possibly Being Deported Over Tattoo
miaminewtimes.com·Jul 21, 2025·archived copy
- deltanews.tv
- mcduffieprogress.com
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