Overview

• Abrego Garcia’s lawyers filed an amended complaint July 2–3 alleging he endured severe beatings, forced kneeling from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., sleep deprivation and threats of gang violence at CECOT prison after his wrongful March deportation.
• The filing states he lost 31 pounds within two weeks, suffered inadequate nutrition and observed other inmates being harmed while guards ignored their screams.
• The Justice Department returned Abrego Garcia to Nashville on June 6 under an unsealed immigrant-smuggling indictment, where he has pleaded not guilty and remains detained pending trial.
• His civil lawsuit against federal officials for wrongful removal and abuse is advancing, and a judge has imposed a gag order to curb government disparagement of his character.
• His legal team is challenging his pretrial detention and seeking written notice of any future deportation destination to pursue protections under U.S. and international law.