Lawyer of ‘Disappeared’ Venezuelan Make-Up Artist: He Was Detained Because of Tattoos You See in Any Cafe in America

MADDOW His attorney planned ░░░░░░░░ present evidence he is ░░░░░░░░ but he never got ░░░░░░░░ chance because our client ░░░░░░░░ been disappeared Joining us ░░░░░░░░ is Lindsay Toczylowski She ░░░░░░░░ president of Immigrant Defenders ░░░░░░░░ Center Ms Toczylowski thank ░░░░░░░░ so much for being ░░░░░░░░ I appreciate it TOCZYLOWSKI ░░░░░░░░ for having me MADDOW ░░░░░░░░ this is unusual and ░░░░░░░░ me if I am ░░░░░░░░ I know that you ░░░░░░░░ not previously identified your ░░░░░░░░ when speaking to the ░░░░░░░░ or when speaking publicly ░░░░░░░░ I understand that you ░░░░░░░░ to share his first ░░░░░░░░ and some photos with ░░░░░░░░ viewers tonight Is that ░░░░░░░░ TOCZYLOWSKI That s correct ░░░░░░░░ and identities of people ░░░░░░░░ been shared today via ░░░░░░░░ list And so we ░░░░░░░░ that it is inevitable ░░░░░░░░ our client will be ░░░░░░░░ and we feel it ░░░░░░░░ important to let the ░░░░░░░░ know who Andrys our ░░░░░░░░ is because he is ░░░░░░░░ human being He is ░░░░░░░░ young professional from Venezuela ░░░░░░░░ s a makeup artist ░░░░░░░░ is a gay man ░░░░░░░░ is someone who came ░░░░░░░░ the United States seeking ░░░░░░░░ He came seeking asylum ░░░░░░░░ entry into the United ░░░░░░░░ he was detained because ░░░░░░░░ his tattoos some of ░░░░░░░░ you can see in ░░░░░░░░ photos but these are ░░░░░░░░ the tattoos of somebody ░░░░░░░░ is involved with gangs ░░░░░░░░ are normal tattoos that ░░░░░░░░ would see on anybody ░░░░░░░░ a coffee shop anywhere ░░░░░░░░ the United States or ░░░░░░░░ And today we have ░░░░░░░░ from the government one ░░░░░░░░ the few groups of ░░░░░░░░ that have confirmation that ░░░░░░░░ client is indeed in ░░░░░░░░ Salvador You know our ░░░░░░░░ last week was supposed ░░░░░░░░ appear in court where ░░░░░░░░ would have started the ░░░░░░░░ of refuting the baseless ░░░░░░░░ against him but we ░░░░░░░░ got to have that ░░░░░░░░ Our client has been ░░░░░░░░ removed and disappeared and ░░░░░░░░ don t know what ░░░░░░░░ legal case where it ░░░░░░░░ from here.”