Alvarez-Gonzalez's truck looked like an undercover Border Patrol vehicle - with an agency sticker on its windshield, radio communications antennae on the roof, a lightbar on the dashboard, a license plate bearing with the words 'Ferderal Truck' and handcuffs hanging from the rear-view mirror.
Bustamante Leiva was also accused of a second theft on April 17 at the Westin Hotel in Washington, DC. In both cases, the stolen credit cards were later used at a grocery store to purchase gift cards.
T described her deportation experience as traumatizing, stating, 'I was so scared.' Upon her return, she faced harassment from Salvadoran authorities who demanded she strip naked for tattoo checks, fearing gang affiliation.
The fact that it took nearly nine months of litigation and a decision by the highest court of the land to obtain something as innocuous as permission for my clients to meet with a local lawyer speaks volumes about how hard the government of Eswatini is fighting to deny these men the most basic of rights.
Deportees spend days unable to contact their families, and due to the limited information, support, and follow-up provided by U.S. authorities, reunification is extremely difficult to achieve.