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The Guardian: 'I ask God that he's OK': family of Venezuelan musician sent to El Salvador prison agonizes over his fate
The Guardian - ‘I just ask God that he’s OK’: family of Venezuelan musician sent to El Salvador prison agonizes over his fate
Arturo Suárez Trejo was caught up in Trump’s immigration crackdown in North Carolina and sent to a notorious Salvadorian prison
Tom Phillips in Santiago
Sun 20 Apr 2025 06.00 EDT
In a recording studio in downtown Santiago, where the dad she has never met once sung, a four-month-old baby girl snuggles in her mother’s arms, noise-cancelling earmuffs shielding her tiny ears from the sound.
Nahiara Rubí Suárez Sánchez is equally oblivious to the plight of her father, a Venezuelan musician who is thought to be languishing in a maximum-security prison thousands of miles away in El Salvador after being swept up in Donald Trump’s anti-migrant crusade.
Arturo Suárez Trejo, 33, is one of more than 200 Venezuelan men sent to the Central American country from the US, accused by Trump’s administration – with no evidence – of being terrorists, rapists and gang members.
More than a month later, Suárez’s relatives – who insist he is innocent – remain completely in the dark about his whereabouts, his wellbeing or how long he might be trapped behind bars.
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Arturo Suárez Trejo was caught up in Trump’s immigration crackdown in North Carolina and sent to a notorious Salvadorian prison
Tom Phillips in Santiago
Sun 20 Apr 2025 06.00 EDT
In a recording studio in downtown Santiago, where the dad she has never met once sung, a four-month-old baby girl snuggles in her mother’s arms, noise-cancelling earmuffs shielding her tiny ears from the sound.
Nahiara Rubí Suárez Sánchez is equally oblivious to the plight of her father, a Venezuelan musician who is thought to be languishing in a maximum-security prison thousands of miles away in El Salvador after being swept up in Donald Trump’s anti-migrant crusade.
Arturo Suárez Trejo, 33, is one of more than 200 Venezuelan men sent to the Central American country from the US, accused by Trump’s administration – with no evidence – of being terrorists, rapists and gang members.
More than a month later, Suárez’s relatives – who insist he is innocent – remain completely in the dark about his whereabouts, his wellbeing or how long he might be trapped behind bars.
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Fiona "Fi" Webster 🌎🌍🌏🥄🇺🇦
@fiona-webster22.bsky.social
Arturo Suárez Trejo. Say his name.
He's been sent by the US gov't to a notorious prison in El Salvador because of his tattoos.
Like a hummingbird that symbolizes “harmony & good energy.” And a palm tree on his hand in honor of something his mom used to say.
Must read. Warning: 💔💔💔
April 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
@fiona-webster22.bsky.social
Arturo Suárez Trejo. Say his name.
He's been sent by the US gov't to a notorious prison in El Salvador because of his tattoos.
Like a hummingbird that symbolizes “harmony & good energy.” And a palm tree on his hand in honor of something his mom used to say.
Must read. Warning: 💔💔💔
April 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
https://bsky.app/profile/fiona-webster22.bsky.social/post/3llyvcre3jv25
