In a rare account of conditions inside the notorious Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), Abrego’s attorneys say he and others deported there from the United States were beaten and forced to kneel for 9 hours.

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele cast aside allegations that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was beaten and subject to psychological torture in a Salvadoran prison on Thursday.In a post on the social media platform X,

Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he was subjected to psychological torture and severe beatings in El Salvador’s CECOT prison after a mistaken U.S. deportation.