Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he was beaten and subjected to psychological torture in El Salvador jail
EL SALVADOR, JUL 2 – Kilmar Abrego Garcia alleges severe physical and psychological abuse at El Salvador's CECOT prison during wrongful deportation, losing 31 pounds in three weeks, according to court filings.
- Kilmar Abrego Garcia reported that he was beaten and tortured in El Salvador's CECOT prison, as detailed in a court filing by his lawyers.
- Abrego Garcia and others were forced to kneel all night, enduring physical abuse and unsanitary conditions, which led to weight loss and visible injuries.
- Civil rights advocates have raised concerns about Abrego Garcia's treatment and ongoing criminal charges, which he denies, highlighting fears of deportation again.
- Kilmar Abrego Garcia experienced severe mistreatment and torture in a Salvadoran prison, CECOT, including daily beatings and psychological abuse, as detailed in a court document filed by his attorneys.
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Attorneys Say Kilmar Abrego Garcia Was Brutally Tortured at Salvadoran Prison
Attorneys representing Kilmar Abrego Garcia say the Maryland father was brutally beaten and tortured during the three months he was imprisoned in El Salvador after the Trump administration wrongfully sent him there in March. The reports of abuse were detailed in court documents filed Wednesday as part of a civil lawsuit against the U.S. government that describe how Abrego Garcia was “subjected to severe mistreatment upon arrival at CECOT, includ…
Salvadoran President releases prison footage of Abrego Garcia to disprove abuse allegations
The President of El Salvador issued a blistering response to Kilmar Abrego Garcia's recent allegations of abuse while imprisoned in his native country."Apparently, anything a criminal claims is accepted as truth by the mainstream media and the crumbling Western judiciary," said Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, in a July 3 post on X.Garcia, the undocumented migrant and accused MS-13 gang member was deported from the U.S. in March to El Salvador…
Kilmar Abrego, who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador by the US and then repatriated, has been abused and tortured in prison in El Salvador, his lawyers said.
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