Abrego Garcia says beaten, tortured in El Salvador prison, Trump admin calls account 'sob story'

Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was recently deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration, is saying upon his return to the U.S. that he was beaten and psychologically tortured while imprisoned in the Latin American country....

Abrego Garcia’s Lawyers Say He Endured Beatings, Torture in El Salvador Prison

Truthout is an indispensable resource for activists, movement leaders and workers everywhere. Please make this work possible with a quick donation. Washington — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongly deported in March to a notorious mega-prison in...

What Kilmar Abrego Garcia says about his treatment in El Salvador prison

Kilmar Abrego Garcia alleges that he faced physical and psychological torture during his detention in an El Salvador prison. He says he wasn't able to contact his family or lawyers and experienced inhumane living conditions, resulting in severe...

This Is What Trump Paid El Salvador To Do To Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Kilmar Abrego Garcia with his senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland Today in criminal court in Tennessee, in the case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia on made-up trumped up GANG SMUGGLE EXPIRED DRIVERS LICENSE! charges as clownishly stupid as the sound...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he was tortured, beaten in El Salvador prison

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland resident who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador earlier this year, says he was subjected to sleep deprivation, psychological torture and severe beatings during his incarceration at the notorious Terrorism...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia tortured in El Salvador prison, U.S. court filings say

NOTE: This story contains disturbing details. Please read at your own discretion. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a 29-year-old Salvadoran man residing in Maryland who was wrongly deported to CECOT, a mega-jail in El Salvador whose name translates roughly...

Abrego Garcia’s Attorneys Say He Faced Beatings and ‘Psychological Torture’ in El Salvador Prison

Attorneys representing Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an immigrant whom the Trump administration wrongly sent to El Salvador's infamous Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), are alleging that he and other detainees at the site were subjected to physical...

Textron’s drone boat joins anti-drug ops in El Salvador

Textron Systems recently showcased its TSUNAMI unmanned surface vessel during the Hybrid Fleet Campaign Event FLEX25 in El Salvador. The demonstration, organized in cooperation with U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) and the El Salvadorian Navy,...

El Salvador Attracts $322 Million in Foreign Investment in Q1 2025, Led by Panama, Spain, and the U.S.

El Salvador continues to position itself as a rising destination for foreign direct investment (FDI) in Latin America, registering an inflow of $322.2 million in the first quarter of 2025 alone—a 64% increase compared to the same period in 2024,...

El Salvador Commits $164 Million to Transform San Salvador’s Historic Center.

In a major push to revitalize its capital, El Salvador has announced a projected investment of $164 million aimed at transforming the Historic Center of San Salvador into a fully functional, vibrant urban space. The initiative, spearheaded by the...

Kilmar Ábrego García alleges torture and abuse in El Salvador prison

A Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador and detained in one of that country's most notorious prisons was subjected to "severe beatings" and "torture", new court documents allege. Lawyers for Kilmar Ábrego García, 29, alleged that...

Denied toilet access, made to kneel overnight: US deportee says he was tortured in El Salvador prison

Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was supposed to be safe. In 2019, a US immigration judge ruled that the 29-year-old Salvadoran could not be deported to his home country, citing credible fears that local gangs there would persecute him and his family....

Abrego Garcia says he was 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. He...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia suffered psychological and physical torture in El Salvador prison, attorneys say

Kilmar Abrego Garcia was stripped naked, had his head shaved, beaten, forced to kneel for hours overnight, and lost over 30 pounds during his time at the notorious CECOT prison in El Salvador, his attorneys say in a new court filing. Abrego, of...

Abrego Garcia Reveals How He Was Tortured in El Salvador Megaprison

On Wednesday night, a Fox News guest falsely accused Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland resident who was wrongfully deported by the Trump administration, of killing Americans. In an appearance on Fox News @ Night, Monica Paige, White House...

Abrego Garcia allegedly tortured in El Salvador prison

A Maryland man who was wrongfully deported from the US to El Salvador was allegedly tortured while in custody, court filings showed. Kilmar Ábrego García — who was returned to the US this month — was severely beaten and was forced to kneel for...

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

El Salvador’s Message to the World: Security and Vision Drive National Growth.

El Salvador made a strong impression during the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville, Spain, where Foreign Minister Alexandra Hill emphasized the nation’s remarkable progress under the leadership of President Nayib...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia claims he was beaten, sleep deprived and tortured while in El Salvador supermax prison

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was deported earlier this year, claims that he was beaten and psychologically tortured while in an El Salvador prison, according to a lawsuit. The new filing by Garcia’s lawyers seeks to amend...

EU Should Act Against El Salvador’s Dismantling of Democracy

In June, the European Union, for the first time, raised concerns about El Salvador’s deteriorating situation at the UN Human Rights Council. The European Parliament then held a debate on President Nayib Bukele’s escalating crackdown against civil...