Claudio David Balcane, known as Davicito, was violently arrested in early April outside his Chicago home and detained at Dodge County Jail in Wisconsin. Authorities used his tattoos to link him to the Tren de Aragua gang and cited his appearance in the dembow track Donaltron as evidence, prompting ridicule and deportation threats from ICE agents. An immigration judge granted him asylum on July 8 after a three-hour, 20-minute hearing but kept him detained 30 more days while prosecutors reserved appeal rights. Although no appeal was filed by August 8, the government filed to reopen the case on August 22, alleging the verdict was rushed, and Davicito reports coercive tactics and officials tricking him while detained.
Welcome to the United States; I hope you do well in this country! were the words of the immigration judge who granted his asylum in a hearing that lasted three hours and 20 minutes. The magistrate informed the artist that he would remain in detention for another 30 days because the prosecutor had reserved the right to appeal. Time passed, and no appeal was filed, so by August 8 he was set to be released.
I don't know if it's my appearance, my tattoos, I really don't know. I feel like I'm too clean to be real. I've never been a criminal in my country or any other, says Davicito in a video call with EL PAIS from the Dodge Penitentiary in Wisconsin. They think my appearance doesn't match my criminal record and insist they can find something against me so they can revoke my asylum and deport me [...] Here, they don't want you to fight your case. What they're looking for is to break you mentally so you sign for voluntary deportation and leave.
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