Christine Laurette
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Andry Hernandez, a gay makeup artist deported by the U.S. to El Salvador's most notorious prison, arrived home to his family after what he described as "an encounter with torture and death." He said prisoners were beaten, shot with rubber projectiles, held in dark cells, and served rotten food.
Venezuelan makeup artist returns home, describes torture during El Salvador detention
A makeup artist who became the face of more than 250 Venezuelan migrants deported by the U.S. to El Salvador's most notorious prison arrived home to his family on Wednesday after what he described as "an encounter with torture and death."
www.reuters.com
July 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Andry Hernandez, a gay makeup artist deported by the U.S. to El Salvador's most notorious prison, arrived home to his family after what he described as "an encounter with torture and death." He said prisoners were beaten, shot with rubber projectiles, held in dark cells, and served rotten food.
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Andry José Hernández Romero after hugging his best friend, who had been relentless in pleading for his cause. I’ll stop posting these some day. But not today.
July 24, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Andry José Hernández Romero after hugging his best friend, who had been relentless in pleading for his cause. I’ll stop posting these some day. But not today.
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In this grainy still from a video, the man in front, walking off the plane from El Salvador, is Andry José Hernández Romero.
July 19, 2025 at 3:47 AM
In this grainy still from a video, the man in front, walking off the plane from El Salvador, is Andry José Hernández Romero.
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Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 111 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo or video of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 111 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo or video of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
July 4, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 111 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo or video of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 111 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo or video of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
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Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 94 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo (or video) of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 94 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo (or video) of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
June 17, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 94 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo (or video) of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 94 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo (or video) of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
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Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 70 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 70 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
May 24, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 70 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 70 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
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Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 64 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 64 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
May 18, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 64 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 64 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
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Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 48 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 48 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
May 2, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 48 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 48 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
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Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 44 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 44 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
April 28, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 44 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 44 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
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The old Washington Post.
May 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
The old Washington Post.
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Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 46 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 46 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
April 30, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 46 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 46 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
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Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 43 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 43 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
April 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 43 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 43 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
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Our client Andry Hernández Romero came to the U.S. seeking safety, but the Trump administration has sent him to a brutal prison in El Salvador without due process.
We're fighting for Andry and everyone wrongfully sent to this prison.
We're fighting for Andry and everyone wrongfully sent to this prison.
Gay asylum-seeker's lawyer worries for the makeup artist's safety in Salvadoran ‘hellhole’ prison
Andry Hernández Romero’s lawyer voiced her concern for the gay man who was deported to El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison.
www.advocate.com
April 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Our client Andry Hernández Romero came to the U.S. seeking safety, but the Trump administration has sent him to a brutal prison in El Salvador without due process.
We're fighting for Andry and everyone wrongfully sent to this prison.
We're fighting for Andry and everyone wrongfully sent to this prison.
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Andry Hernández Romero: disappeared
"four Democratic members of Congress went to El Salvador... they sought proof of life for Hernández Romero. They didn’t get it.
“No one has actually heard about Andry at all since the abduction, including his lawyers and family” "
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/o...
"four Democratic members of Congress went to El Salvador... they sought proof of life for Hernández Romero. They didn’t get it.
“No one has actually heard about Andry at all since the abduction, including his lawyers and family” "
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/o...
Opinion | We Need Proof of Life for the Makeup Artist Trump Sent to El Salvador (Gift Article)
It’s a moral imperative to try to rescue people like Andry Hernández Romero.
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Andry Hernández Romero: disappeared
"four Democratic members of Congress went to El Salvador... they sought proof of life for Hernández Romero. They didn’t get it.
“No one has actually heard about Andry at all since the abduction, including his lawyers and family” "
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/o...
"four Democratic members of Congress went to El Salvador... they sought proof of life for Hernández Romero. They didn’t get it.
“No one has actually heard about Andry at all since the abduction, including his lawyers and family” "
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/o...
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I won’t stop fighting until Andry Romero is released.
April 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I won’t stop fighting until Andry Romero is released.
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The Trump Administration would have you believe that Andry Hernández Romero, a gay makeup artist—is a hardened MS-13 operative who deserves to disappear into a Salvadoran torture chamber for the rest of his life.
it would be laughable—if the consequences for Andry weren’t so terrifying.
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it would be laughable—if the consequences for Andry weren’t so terrifying.
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April 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The Trump Administration would have you believe that Andry Hernández Romero, a gay makeup artist—is a hardened MS-13 operative who deserves to disappear into a Salvadoran torture chamber for the rest of his life.
it would be laughable—if the consequences for Andry weren’t so terrifying.
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it would be laughable—if the consequences for Andry weren’t so terrifying.
Threads
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Andry Hernandez Romero, the Venezuelan makeup artist sent to a notorious Salvadoran prison, claimed asylum in the US because he was persecuted as a gay man.
Chris Van Hollen met in El Salvador with Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Andry lived in San Diego—why hasn’t Alex Padilla or Adam Schiff met with him? 🤨
Chris Van Hollen met in El Salvador with Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Andry lived in San Diego—why hasn’t Alex Padilla or Adam Schiff met with him? 🤨
April 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Andry Hernandez Romero, the Venezuelan makeup artist sent to a notorious Salvadoran prison, claimed asylum in the US because he was persecuted as a gay man.
Chris Van Hollen met in El Salvador with Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Andry lived in San Diego—why hasn’t Alex Padilla or Adam Schiff met with him? 🤨
Chris Van Hollen met in El Salvador with Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Andry lived in San Diego—why hasn’t Alex Padilla or Adam Schiff met with him? 🤨
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Simple neuroscience-based hack for anxiety:
🌿go & be in a place with plants & trees for 15 mins
🌳You'll inhale plant oils(phytoncides) from foliage
📉your stress hormone(cortisol) will drop significantly
Many of our brain pathways evolved to motivate us to forage for plants-they're still very active
🌿go & be in a place with plants & trees for 15 mins
🌳You'll inhale plant oils(phytoncides) from foliage
📉your stress hormone(cortisol) will drop significantly
Many of our brain pathways evolved to motivate us to forage for plants-they're still very active
April 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Simple neuroscience-based hack for anxiety:
🌿go & be in a place with plants & trees for 15 mins
🌳You'll inhale plant oils(phytoncides) from foliage
📉your stress hormone(cortisol) will drop significantly
Many of our brain pathways evolved to motivate us to forage for plants-they're still very active
🌿go & be in a place with plants & trees for 15 mins
🌳You'll inhale plant oils(phytoncides) from foliage
📉your stress hormone(cortisol) will drop significantly
Many of our brain pathways evolved to motivate us to forage for plants-they're still very active
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Where the fuck is Andry José Hernández Romero, the gay makeup artist renditioned to El Salvador? And why is he not in the news?
www.them.us/story/andry-...
www.them.us/story/andry-...
Lawyer for Gay Venezuelan Man Detained in El Salvador Has "Grave Concerns” For His Safety
Andry Hernandez Romero was seeking asylum in the United States when he was “disappeared” to El Salvador, his lawyer told 60 Minutes.
www.them.us
April 15, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Where the fuck is Andry José Hernández Romero, the gay makeup artist renditioned to El Salvador? And why is he not in the news?
www.them.us/story/andry-...
www.them.us/story/andry-...
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Andry Romero, a makeup artist illegally jailed in CECOT El Salvador for life, for having a tattoo.
April 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Andry Romero, a makeup artist illegally jailed in CECOT El Salvador for life, for having a tattoo.
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Many products sold in the U.S. are made in El Salvador. In response to the El Salvador president’s statements today, we’re calling for an immediate boycott of all Salvadoran-made goods. Please help by listing any products or brands made in El Salvador in the comments below.
April 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Many products sold in the U.S. are made in El Salvador. In response to the El Salvador president’s statements today, we’re calling for an immediate boycott of all Salvadoran-made goods. Please help by listing any products or brands made in El Salvador in the comments below.
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His name is Andry Hernandez Romero. He is a young professional from Venezuela. He is a makeup artist. He is a gay man.
Andry was a target for abuse in his homeland of Venezuela. He was viciously humiliated daily — the victim of discrimination for his sexuality. He was also being persecuted for…
Andry was a target for abuse in his homeland of Venezuela. He was viciously humiliated daily — the victim of discrimination for his sexuality. He was also being persecuted for…
April 14, 2025 at 1:09 AM
His name is Andry Hernandez Romero. He is a young professional from Venezuela. He is a makeup artist. He is a gay man.
Andry was a target for abuse in his homeland of Venezuela. He was viciously humiliated daily — the victim of discrimination for his sexuality. He was also being persecuted for…
Andry was a target for abuse in his homeland of Venezuela. He was viciously humiliated daily — the victim of discrimination for his sexuality. He was also being persecuted for…
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Anyone know if Andry Hernández Romero has lawyers working to gain his return? Only read he had court appointed immigration lawyer who learned he was deported after the fact. Think about him all the time and hope to God he's ok. What can we do? I have Republican reps & Fetterman so they won't help.
April 13, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Anyone know if Andry Hernández Romero has lawyers working to gain his return? Only read he had court appointed immigration lawyer who learned he was deported after the fact. Think about him all the time and hope to God he's ok. What can we do? I have Republican reps & Fetterman so they won't help.
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Who has two thumbs and told everyone Bill Maher was garbage years ago?
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April 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Who has two thumbs and told everyone Bill Maher was garbage years ago?