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“Jerce Reyes Barrios was not only in the United States illegally, but he has tattoos that are consistent with those indicating TdA gang membership," she said in a statement.

Jerce Reyes Barrios, 36, was detained in the U.S. and deported to El Salvador after authorities mistook his tattoo for a symbol of a Venezuelan criminal gang. By Tom Malley, Paige Ingram.

“Jerce Reyes Barrios was not only in the United States illegally, but he has tattoos that are consistent with those indicating TdA gang membership,” a senior DHS official told CNN via email.