Neri Alvarado Borges (24) has a little brother, Neryelson. They're very close. Nerylson is autistic and Neri got a tattoo of the autism ribbon to celebrate their bond.
Neri was studying phycology in Venezuela, but was forced to quit and find a way to support his family. To do that he traveled on foot from Venezuela to the US last summer. He crossed the border in Texas on the CBP app (legally) and was given Temporary Protected status allowing him to work while he waited for his asylum hearing.
He got a job at a bakery in Dallas and was sending all the money he could back to his family in Venezuela.
“Everybody working here knows Neri is a good person, is a good brother, is a good friend,” said Juan Enrique Hernandez, the owner of Latin Market Venezuelan Treats.
Despite his status, pending court date, and lack of any criminal record in the US or any other country, he was arrested by ICE "because of his tattoos." He has two others besides the autism ribbon: one that says "family" and one that says "brothers."
He was then sent to El Salvador to CECOT, a prison where beatings and torture are common, there is no medical care, no communication with the outside world and no outdoor time. His sister emphasized to everyone who would listen that her brother is not a gangster, that he wouldn't hurt any living creature.
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/fvenezuelan-migrant-lewisville-el-salvador-mega-prison-autism-awareness-tattoo/3817064/