Administration says it deported 17 more 'violent criminals' to El Salvador

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3. 'Trump claims a Michael Jordan tattoo is evidence of Venezuelan gang membership'

"An internal Trump administration document claims that having a Michael Jordan 'Jumpman' tattoo and wearing 'high-end urban street wear' makes you a likely member of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua (TDA) gang. The document was recently made public in a federal court case. The case is contesting the Trump administration's deportations of over 200 Venezuelan noncitizens it deems to be TDA members, without any due process, to a notorious prison in El Salvador."

"The document, titled 'ALIEN ENEMY VALIDATION GUIDE,' creates a point system to determine whether a Venezuelan over 14 years of age is a TDA member. Anyone scoring eight points or higher 'are validated as members of TDA.' Those scoring six or seven can be deemed members of TDA depending on the 'totality of the facts.'"

"A separate Department of Homeland Security (DHS) document, also filed in federal court, on 'detecting and identifying' TDA members, lists the tattoos it claims are associated with TDA. Among them is Jordan's 'Jumpman' logo, over his number for the Chicago Bulls, 23."

"Under this criteria, LeBron James, who has a crown tattoo and, like many NBA players, dresses in high-end street wear before games, would be 'validated' as a member of TDA. (James would be spared deportation to El Salvador because of his American citizenship.)"

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