The black ink images of La Virgen de Guadalupe, theater masks, a pair of dice and Ace playing cards were throwbacks to his high school days. But to government officials conducting a body search, the tattoos showed he was an MS-13 gang member.
The outcome of the case could have ripple effects for immigrants like Acensio because it's so rare to win challenges to the government's visa denials. But his attorneys fear that if the Supreme Court sides with the Biden administration, former President Trump, if reelected, would use the decision, and the underlying authority, to justify blanket bans of people from certain countries, as he did during his first term.
He remembers vividly the day of the interview, being asked to take his clothes off, having photos taken of his tattoos and being asked why.
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