Deported Man Alleges Torture and Beatings in El Salvador's CCOT Prison

Deportation and Arrival at CCOT Prison

• 📌 Kilmar Abrego Garcia, mistakenly deported by the Trump administration, alleges he was subjected to severe beatings and psychological torture in El Salvador's notorious CCOT prison.
• ⚠️ Upon arrival in March, guards allegedly beat him if he lifted his head on the bus and warned that "People who enter here never leave."

Prison Conditions and Abuse

• ⛓️ Garcia reports being beaten again while forced into prison clothes and struck with wooden batons en route to his cell.
• 😴 In his cell, he and about 20 other inmates were forced to kneel from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., facing beatings if they collapsed from exhaustion.
• 🚽 Inmates had no access to bathrooms, leading to Abrego Garcia soiling himself.

Gang Allegations and Denial

• 🚫 The Trump administration claimed Abrego Garcia is a member of the MS-13 gang, a charge he denies and for which he was never formally charged.
• ⚖️ Garcia is now back in the United States and has filed new allegations in a Maryland federal court.