Kilmar Abrego Garcia's Torture Claims in El Salvador Prison Highlight Ongoing Legal Battle
Kilmar Abrego Garcia alleges severe mistreatment in El Salvador prison, while facing new legal challenges in the U.S. after his return.
Overview
- Kilmar Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, where he faced severe abuse, including beatings and psychological torture in CECOT prison.
- He was wrongfully imprisoned for nearly three months, losing over 30 pounds due to inadequate nutrition and mistreatment.
- Garcia's lawyers are amending a civil case against the Trump administration, which seeks to dismiss the lawsuit now that he has returned to the U.S.
- Currently in federal custody in Tennessee, Garcia faces human smuggling charges and potential deportation to a third country by the DOJ.
- His allegations of torture include forced kneeling, sleep deprivation, and denial of basic needs during his detainment in El Salvador.
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Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame the narrative around Kilmar Abrego Garcia's mistreatment in El Salvador as a significant human rights violation, emphasizing the severity of his experiences. They implicitly critique the Trump administration's actions, portraying a bias against governmental negligence while highlighting the emotional and physical trauma endured by Garcia.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia endured physical and psychological abuse, including beatings and torture, at CECOT prison in El Salvador.
Despite being determined as not affiliated with a gang, he was threatened with transfer to cells with gang members who posed a threat to him.
Screams from nearby cells were heard without response from guards.
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Center (4)
"…Abrego Garcia experienced "severe beatings" and "psychological torture" in a notorious high-security prison in El Salvador after he was deported by the Trump administration."
USA TODAY·11h·"…Abrego Garcia was beaten and subjected to psychological torture in the notorious El Salvador prison the Trump administration had deported him to."
Associated Press·12h·"…Abrego Garcia says he faced "psychological torture" and "severe beatings" after he was sent to a supermax prison in El Salvador earlier this year."
CBS News·13h·"…Abrego Garcia was subjected to severe mistreatment including "beatings, severe deprivation, inadequate nutrition and psychological torture" upon his arrival in March at CECOT, the notorious mega-prison in El Salvador, according to a newly proposed amended complaint from his lawyers."
ABC News·13h·FAQ
Kilmar Abrego Garcia alleged severe mistreatment including beatings, being forcibly chained, psychological torture such as forced kneeling, sleep deprivation, denial of basic needs, inadequate nutrition, and repeated physical strikes by prison officers upon his arrival at CECOT prison in El Salvador.
He was deported to El Salvador despite a 2019 court order barring his deportation due to fears of persecution. The Trump administration claimed Garcia was a member of the MS-13 gang, which he denied. This claim led to his erroneous deportation to El Salvador where he faced mistreatment.
Garcia's lawyers are amending a civil lawsuit against the Trump administration to block his deportation while he awaits trial on human smuggling charges in Tennessee. They seek to include his allegations of torture and wrongful deportation in the filing to prevent his removal again.
He is currently in federal custody in Tennessee facing human smuggling charges and the Department of Justice is considering deportation to a third country.
Due to severe mistreatment and inadequate nutrition in CECOT prison, Kilmar Abrego Garcia lost over 30 pounds during nearly three months of wrongful imprisonment.
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