The Presidential Medal of Merit is the seventh national honor in the order of precedence and was last bestowed on Olympian Carlos Yulo and traditional tattoo artist Whang-od Oggay in 2024.

Gang experts say the tattoos on Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s knuckles are unlikely to signify gang membership. The president says otherwise. By Juliet Macur President Trump has claimed that Kilmar ...

It took even longer for forensic experts to determine that he was a shepherd in his 40s, about 5 feet, 3 inches tall, with tattoos all over his body — and that he’d been lying there for about 5,000 ...

President Trump's reliance on tattoos to identify gang members for deportation, particularly Venezuelans, faces growing criticism. Experts warn against using tattoos as sole evidence, citing cases ...

"Tattoos denoting membership/loyalty" to the gang is worth four points. Other listed identifiers include displaying certain logos, making certain hand signs, or wearing certain clothing.

I’ve come to understand Kalinga as far more than just the home of Buscalan’s renowned tattoo art. While Apo Whang-od remains the province’s most recognizable icon, she is not alone in ...

This story was featured in The Must Read, a newsletter in which our editors recommend one can’t-miss story every weekday. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. The worst part of getting a tattoo ...

So, as a first-year medical student at UC San Diego, she and five classmates jumped at the opportunity to volunteer for their school’s new Clean Slate Free Tattoo Removal Program. The unique ...

her short documentary film Blood and Ink (Dugo at Tinta), about the Indigenous Filipino tattooist Apo Whang Od, was an official selection at the Academy Award–qualifying DOC NYC and won Best ...