Kilmar Abrego Garcia Says He Was Beaten and Subjected to Psychological Torture in El Salvador Jail

Kilmar Ábrego García alleges torture and abuse in El Salvador mega-jail

The 29-year-old is now detained in Tennessee after being returned to the US and is awaiting trial on human smuggling charges.

Kilmar Abrego García’s lawyers describe ‘severe beatings’ in El Salvador prison

In a rare account of the notorious prison in El Salvador where the Trump administration deported 261 Venezuelan and Salvadoran migrants in March, Kilmar Abrego García's lawyers said in a court filing Wednesday that he and the others were severely beaten and forced to kneel for nine straight hours upon their arrival.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia Was ‘Tortured’ in El Salvador: Lawyers

Kilmar Abrego Garcia described a harrowing account of his detainment during the nearly three months he was wrongfully imprisoned in El Salvador thanks to Donald Trump’s administration, claiming he was beaten, deprived of sleep, and psychologically tortured. According to court papers filed by his lawyers on Wednesday, upon his arrival at El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison, a prison official told detainees: “Welcome to CECOT. Whoever enters he…

Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he was beaten and subjected to psychological torture in El Salvador jail

Kilmar Abrego Garcia said he suffered severe beatings, severe sleep deprivation and psychological torture in the notorious El Salvador prison the Trump administration had deported him to in March, according to court documents filed Wednesday.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he was beaten and tortured in El Salvador jail

Kilmar Abrego Garcia said he suffered severe beatings, severe sleep deprivation and psychological torture in the notorious El Salvador prison the Trump administration had deported him to in March, according to court documents filed Wednesday.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he was beaten and subjected to psychological torture in El Salvador jail

Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he suffered severe beatings, severe sleep deprivation and psychological torture in the notorious El Salvador prison the Trump administration deported him to in March, according to court documents filed Wednesday.