El Salvador officially took in 238 alleged members of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang this week, fulfilling part of an unprecedented deal between President Nayib Bukele and the Trump administration. The deportations come as Trump officials continue their crackdown on migrants suspected of gang affiliations—often based on little more than body art, per political observers.
A video shared alongside Bukele's announcement depicts agents from both countries handling the incoming detainees roughly. Armed soldiers escort the alleged gang members into a prison, where they are shaved and placed in what appear to be overcrowded cells. The footage shows the agents displaying the tattoos of several detainees—symbols that, in the eyes of U.S. immigration officials, link them to the Tren de Aragua.
