Lindsay Toczylowski
@l-toczylowski.bsky.social
Immigration lawyer, co-founder & President/CEO of @immdef.bsky.social, mom fighting for a better world for my kids. Based in beautiful Los Angeles. #Resist #DueProcess4all #SaveAsylum #TeamImmDef #WelcomeWithDignity
We were able to identify Andry exiting the plane in Venezuela. After 125 days in a torture prison in El Salvador, he has been released & sent back to the country he initially fled.
We will keep fighting for justice for Andry.
@ImmDef statement: www.immdef.org/blog/andryre...
We will keep fighting for justice for Andry.
@ImmDef statement: www.immdef.org/blog/andryre...
July 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM
We were able to identify Andry exiting the plane in Venezuela. After 125 days in a torture prison in El Salvador, he has been released & sent back to the country he initially fled.
We will keep fighting for justice for Andry.
@ImmDef statement: www.immdef.org/blog/andryre...
We will keep fighting for justice for Andry.
@ImmDef statement: www.immdef.org/blog/andryre...
It has been 122 days since Andry was disappeared & forced to El Salvador.
4+ months of being held incommunicado in a torture prison. 4+ months of his family & legal team wondering if he will survive.
Thank you congressman @robertgarcia.bsky.social for continuing to speak his name. ❤️ #FreeAndry
4+ months of being held incommunicado in a torture prison. 4+ months of his family & legal team wondering if he will survive.
Thank you congressman @robertgarcia.bsky.social for continuing to speak his name. ❤️ #FreeAndry
Andry Romero has been wrongfully imprisoned in El Salvador for months after being deported with no due process. Free Andry Now.
July 16, 2025 at 12:37 AM
It has been 122 days since Andry was disappeared & forced to El Salvador.
4+ months of being held incommunicado in a torture prison. 4+ months of his family & legal team wondering if he will survive.
Thank you congressman @robertgarcia.bsky.social for continuing to speak his name. ❤️ #FreeAndry
4+ months of being held incommunicado in a torture prison. 4+ months of his family & legal team wondering if he will survive.
Thank you congressman @robertgarcia.bsky.social for continuing to speak his name. ❤️ #FreeAndry
Today is day 110 since Andry Hernandez Romero was disappeared to CECOT in El Salvador. Kilmar has now confirmed what we have feared since 3/15 — Andry has almost certainly endured 110 days of torture.
We need proof of life. He needs to be brought back now.
#FreeAndry @immdef.bsky.social
We need proof of life. He needs to be brought back now.
#FreeAndry @immdef.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Today is day 110 since Andry Hernandez Romero was disappeared to CECOT in El Salvador. Kilmar has now confirmed what we have feared since 3/15 — Andry has almost certainly endured 110 days of torture.
We need proof of life. He needs to be brought back now.
#FreeAndry @immdef.bsky.social
We need proof of life. He needs to be brought back now.
#FreeAndry @immdef.bsky.social
It is day 100 since Andry was disappeared by Trump admin to a gulag in El Salvador. 100 days since this photo was snapped while he begged for his mom. 100 days of wondering if he is still alive. We’re still waiting for the devastatingly slow wheels of justice to turn. #FreeAndry
June 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
It is day 100 since Andry was disappeared by Trump admin to a gulag in El Salvador. 100 days since this photo was snapped while he begged for his mom. 100 days of wondering if he is still alive. We’re still waiting for the devastatingly slow wheels of justice to turn. #FreeAndry
After more than 15 hours of attorneys advocating at the federal building since yesterday, @immdef.bsky.social client Javier is finally free. He is now on his way to his chemo appointment with his nephew. He let us know he is so grateful to everyone who fought for his release. ❤️
June 20, 2025 at 10:45 PM
After more than 15 hours of attorneys advocating at the federal building since yesterday, @immdef.bsky.social client Javier is finally free. He is now on his way to his chemo appointment with his nephew. He let us know he is so grateful to everyone who fought for his release. ❤️
The team at @immdef.bsky.social is currently working on dozens of cases of people picked up in the last 24 hours in LA.
Among them is Javier, who has cancer & will miss his chemo tomorrow if ICE continues to detain him. He has lived in LA for more than 20 years and has no criminal history.
Among them is Javier, who has cancer & will miss his chemo tomorrow if ICE continues to detain him. He has lived in LA for more than 20 years and has no criminal history.
June 19, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The team at @immdef.bsky.social is currently working on dozens of cases of people picked up in the last 24 hours in LA.
Among them is Javier, who has cancer & will miss his chemo tomorrow if ICE continues to detain him. He has lived in LA for more than 20 years and has no criminal history.
Among them is Javier, who has cancer & will miss his chemo tomorrow if ICE continues to detain him. He has lived in LA for more than 20 years and has no criminal history.
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"They took her in a car, in essence kidnapping her ... I met another young woman whose husband has quite literally disappeared" -- Newsom shares harrowing details of specific cases of ICE terrorizing immigrants in California
June 13, 2025 at 1:57 AM
"They took her in a car, in essence kidnapping her ... I met another young woman whose husband has quite literally disappeared" -- Newsom shares harrowing details of specific cases of ICE terrorizing immigrants in California
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Senator Padilla cuffed on the ground for trying to ask Noem a question… 😳🇺🇸
June 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Senator Padilla cuffed on the ground for trying to ask Noem a question… 😳🇺🇸
You know when Los Angeles had order? Last weekend before Trump and his thugs pulled this stunt to provoke chaos in our city.
Meanwhile, while all eyes are on the protest downtown, ICE is out around the city raiding carwashes and terrorizing residential neighborhoods.
Meanwhile, while all eyes are on the protest downtown, ICE is out around the city raiding carwashes and terrorizing residential neighborhoods.
June 9, 2025 at 2:55 AM
You know when Los Angeles had order? Last weekend before Trump and his thugs pulled this stunt to provoke chaos in our city.
Meanwhile, while all eyes are on the protest downtown, ICE is out around the city raiding carwashes and terrorizing residential neighborhoods.
Meanwhile, while all eyes are on the protest downtown, ICE is out around the city raiding carwashes and terrorizing residential neighborhoods.
We have not lost our sense of humor ❤️
June 9, 2025 at 2:53 AM
We have not lost our sense of humor ❤️
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m.youtube.com/watch?v=DO0f... Starting with @l-toczylowski.bsky.social telling Andry Hernandez Romero’s story #freeAndry
Ranking Member Jayapal Hosts Shadow Hearing on Unlawful Third County Disappearances
YouTube video by Representative Pramila Jayapal
m.youtube.com
June 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
m.youtube.com/watch?v=DO0f... Starting with @l-toczylowski.bsky.social telling Andry Hernandez Romero’s story #freeAndry
You can donate at ClueJustice.org/bond. @ImmDef has a team at the main detention facility holding people rounded up in the ICE raids this week to provide legal consults and assess eligibility for bond.
No immigrant stands alone.
#LAstandstogether #TeamImmDef
No immigrant stands alone.
#LAstandstogether #TeamImmDef
June 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
You can donate at ClueJustice.org/bond. @ImmDef has a team at the main detention facility holding people rounded up in the ICE raids this week to provide legal consults and assess eligibility for bond.
No immigrant stands alone.
#LAstandstogether #TeamImmDef
No immigrant stands alone.
#LAstandstogether #TeamImmDef
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🚨 Day 60: 238 men remain forcibly disappeared in El Salvador’s CECOT prison. U.S. Reps toured the prison, heard their desperate cries,“Freedom! Help! Kidnapped!” & walked past w/o helping.
Visit freeandry.org to learn how you can still help.
#FreeAndry #BringThemBack
youtube.com/shorts/20o79...
Visit freeandry.org to learn how you can still help.
#FreeAndry #BringThemBack
youtube.com/shorts/20o79...
Day 60 of Enforced Disappearance: 238 Venezuelans Still Held Without Due Process in El Salvador
YouTube video by Immigrant Defenders Law Center
youtube.com
May 14, 2025 at 10:32 PM
🚨 Day 60: 238 men remain forcibly disappeared in El Salvador’s CECOT prison. U.S. Reps toured the prison, heard their desperate cries,“Freedom! Help! Kidnapped!” & walked past w/o helping.
Visit freeandry.org to learn how you can still help.
#FreeAndry #BringThemBack
youtube.com/shorts/20o79...
Visit freeandry.org to learn how you can still help.
#FreeAndry #BringThemBack
youtube.com/shorts/20o79...
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The last time loved ones spoke with Andry "was from a US detention facility on March 14. After he was moved out of the country, he had not been heard from since.”
“This is the most shocking thing I’ve ever seen happen to a client of ours,” said his attorney, @l-toczylowski.bsky.social.
“This is the most shocking thing I’ve ever seen happen to a client of ours,” said his attorney, @l-toczylowski.bsky.social.
“Andry, a gay Venezuelan man seeking asylum, came to this country believing in the promise of safety and dignity,” said Joe Hollendoner, CEO of the Los Angeles LGBT Center. “Instead, he was met with detention, dehumanization and ultimately deportation.” ktla.com/news/local-n...
Activists, local leaders in West Hollywood protest deportation of Venezuelan makeup artist seeking asylum
The deportation of a gay Venezuelan makeup artist seeking asylum has prompted outcry from the LGBTQ+ community in West Hollywood as city leaders and activists gathered to protest Wednesday night. S…
ktla.com
May 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The last time loved ones spoke with Andry "was from a US detention facility on March 14. After he was moved out of the country, he had not been heard from since.”
“This is the most shocking thing I’ve ever seen happen to a client of ours,” said his attorney, @l-toczylowski.bsky.social.
“This is the most shocking thing I’ve ever seen happen to a client of ours,” said his attorney, @l-toczylowski.bsky.social.
Today is day 50 since Andry disappeared, & we have no proof of life since the horrific photos taken as he arrived at CECOT.
@immdef.bsky.social is so grateful to @lastweektonight.com for featuring his plight on tonight’s episode. We’re still fighting for his return, we’re holding on to hope 👑
@immdef.bsky.social is so grateful to @lastweektonight.com for featuring his plight on tonight’s episode. We’re still fighting for his return, we’re holding on to hope 👑
May 5, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Today is day 50 since Andry disappeared, & we have no proof of life since the horrific photos taken as he arrived at CECOT.
@immdef.bsky.social is so grateful to @lastweektonight.com for featuring his plight on tonight’s episode. We’re still fighting for his return, we’re holding on to hope 👑
@immdef.bsky.social is so grateful to @lastweektonight.com for featuring his plight on tonight’s episode. We’re still fighting for his return, we’re holding on to hope 👑
Reposted by Lindsay Toczylowski
“It is terrifying,” attorney @l-toczylowski.bsky.social tells @advocate.com about her client’s forced disappearance to El Salvador. “Because we have no idea what is happening to him.” www.advocate.com/news/andry-r...
Gay asylum-seeker's lawyer worries for the makeup artist's safety in Salvadoran ‘hellhole’ prison
Andry Hernández Romero’s lawyer voiced her concern for the gay man who was deported to El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison.
www.advocate.com
April 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
“It is terrifying,” attorney @l-toczylowski.bsky.social tells @advocate.com about her client’s forced disappearance to El Salvador. “Because we have no idea what is happening to him.” www.advocate.com/news/andry-r...
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“If it were me, I’d want someone to tell my story. I’d want someone to know I was human,” @l-toczylowski.bsky.social continued. “If it can happen to Andry — it can happen to a green card holder. It can happen to a U.S. citizen. That should chill us all.”
“It is terrifying,” attorney @l-toczylowski.bsky.social tells @advocate.com about her client’s forced disappearance to El Salvador. “Because we have no idea what is happening to him.” www.advocate.com/news/andry-r...
Gay asylum-seeker's lawyer worries for the makeup artist's safety in Salvadoran ‘hellhole’ prison
Andry Hernández Romero’s lawyer voiced her concern for the gay man who was deported to El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison.
www.advocate.com
April 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
“If it were me, I’d want someone to tell my story. I’d want someone to know I was human,” @l-toczylowski.bsky.social continued. “If it can happen to Andry — it can happen to a green card holder. It can happen to a U.S. citizen. That should chill us all.”
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“We obviously do all of this work pro bono. So, if people want to support organizations like us that fight to get due process for people and that provide free lawyers to people, they should. We could certainly use the support." @l-toczylowski.bsky.social
Just did:
give.immdef.org/give/545119/...
Just did:
give.immdef.org/give/545119/...
April 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
“We obviously do all of this work pro bono. So, if people want to support organizations like us that fight to get due process for people and that provide free lawyers to people, they should. We could certainly use the support." @l-toczylowski.bsky.social
Just did:
give.immdef.org/give/545119/...
Just did:
give.immdef.org/give/545119/...
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Tomorrow we celebrate 10 yrs of fearless advocacy w/ powerful voices & unforgettable performances! Join us + Mariachi Arcoiris & Trans Chorus LA at Union Station for a night to remember.
🎟️ Get your tickets: Bit.ly/FearlesslyDefendingJustice
Bid on exclusive items now: bit.ly/10thAnniversaryAuction
🎟️ Get your tickets: Bit.ly/FearlesslyDefendingJustice
Bid on exclusive items now: bit.ly/10thAnniversaryAuction
April 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Tomorrow we celebrate 10 yrs of fearless advocacy w/ powerful voices & unforgettable performances! Join us + Mariachi Arcoiris & Trans Chorus LA at Union Station for a night to remember.
🎟️ Get your tickets: Bit.ly/FearlesslyDefendingJustice
Bid on exclusive items now: bit.ly/10thAnniversaryAuction
🎟️ Get your tickets: Bit.ly/FearlesslyDefendingJustice
Bid on exclusive items now: bit.ly/10thAnniversaryAuction
Went to court today for 3rd time since Andry’s rendition. Pic is @immdef.bsky.social legal team outside Otay Mesa detention ctr after his asylum hearing. 39 days since Andry was disappeared, govt moved to dismiss case, latest in effort to erase fact that he was here, seeking protection.🧵
April 24, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Went to court today for 3rd time since Andry’s rendition. Pic is @immdef.bsky.social legal team outside Otay Mesa detention ctr after his asylum hearing. 39 days since Andry was disappeared, govt moved to dismiss case, latest in effort to erase fact that he was here, seeking protection.🧵
So grateful for the opportunity to speak with @aliciamenendez.bsky.social @symonedsanders.bsky.social and @michaelsteele.bsky.social on @theweekendmsnbc.bsky.social
this morning about our @immdef.bsky.social client Andry’s disappearance and our ongoing fight to save his life. #FreeAndry
this morning about our @immdef.bsky.social client Andry’s disappearance and our ongoing fight to save his life. #FreeAndry
“If this disappearance, this forced rendition to El Salvador can happen to him, who is next?” President of the legal organization defending deported makeup artist Andry Hernandez Romero says no one is safe from deportation risks.
April 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
So grateful for the opportunity to speak with @aliciamenendez.bsky.social @symonedsanders.bsky.social and @michaelsteele.bsky.social on @theweekendmsnbc.bsky.social
this morning about our @immdef.bsky.social client Andry’s disappearance and our ongoing fight to save his life. #FreeAndry
this morning about our @immdef.bsky.social client Andry’s disappearance and our ongoing fight to save his life. #FreeAndry
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"This is one more reason that Andry should be immediately returned to the US so he can have a court hearing to address this increasingly questionable evidence that led to his being forcibly sent to CECOT," - @l-toczylowski.bsky.social
www.usatoday.com/story/news/i...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/i...
Gay Venezuelan stylist sent to Salvadoran prison after a disgraced cop's report
Now a contractor for ICE, the officer was on a list of disgraced cops in Milwaukee. His report helped send a man to a notorious prison in El Salvador.
www.usatoday.com
April 10, 2025 at 10:34 PM
"This is one more reason that Andry should be immediately returned to the US so he can have a court hearing to address this increasingly questionable evidence that led to his being forcibly sent to CECOT," - @l-toczylowski.bsky.social
www.usatoday.com/story/news/i...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/i...
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Andry Hernandez Romero fled violence in Venezuela, passed his asylum interview but as attorney @l-toczylowski.bsky.social told 60 Minutes, “Our client, who was in the middle of seeking asylum, just disappeared.”
Now he’s in a mega-prison in El Salvador with hundreds of others
✍️ @tusk81.bsky.social
Now he’s in a mega-prison in El Salvador with hundreds of others
✍️ @tusk81.bsky.social
Trump’s Use of 1798 Wartime Law to Purge Immigrant Dads and Contributors Previews Attacks on the Freedoms of all Americans
Makeup artist Andry Hernandez Romero fled to America to escape persecution. The Trump admin instead disappeared him and hundreds of other contributors to a dictator's notorious mega-prison.
americasvoicecnn.substack.com
April 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Andry Hernandez Romero fled violence in Venezuela, passed his asylum interview but as attorney @l-toczylowski.bsky.social told 60 Minutes, “Our client, who was in the middle of seeking asylum, just disappeared.”
Now he’s in a mega-prison in El Salvador with hundreds of others
✍️ @tusk81.bsky.social
Now he’s in a mega-prison in El Salvador with hundreds of others
✍️ @tusk81.bsky.social
Horrified to see this image, of our @ImmDef client Andry, being brutalized and terrorized at the CECOT in El Salvador by men with chains & masks & AK47s. The @TIME photographer described him being slapped as he pleaded with them. We now know it was Andry crying out for his mom.
April 7, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Horrified to see this image, of our @ImmDef client Andry, being brutalized and terrorized at the CECOT in El Salvador by men with chains & masks & AK47s. The @TIME photographer described him being slapped as he pleaded with them. We now know it was Andry crying out for his mom.
Reposted by Lindsay Toczylowski
