Tattoos of deported Venezuelans don't necessarily signal gang affiliation, experts say
Nike’s Jumpman, roses and a popular phrase from a Donald Trump-supporting Puerto Rican rapper: These are some of the tattoos defense lawyers and relatives say helped authorities accuse several Venezuelan men of belonging to Tren de Aragua gang.
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