Photojournalist Philip Holsinger documents the harrowing experiences of Venezuelan deportees, particularly focusing on Andry Hernandez Romero. Deported under dubious allegations linked to a gang, these immigrants face inhumane treatment at the Terrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador, with Holsinger noting a systematic effort to instill fear and powerlessness. Romero, who sought asylum from persecution in Venezuela, has no criminal record and was denied the right to contest his deportation or attend asylum hearings, highlighting grave human rights concerns.
I've looked through my lens at many types of faces, laughing, crying, terrified, angry ... they had no idea what was coming.
He was being slapped every time he would speak up ... he started praying and calling out, literally crying for his mother.
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