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Jul 2, 2025 Kilmar Ábrego García's attorneys filed court documents alleging torture of their client at a Salvadorian prison after wrongful deportation Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
Allegations of physical and psychological torture of a wrongfully deported U.S. resident raise serious accountability questions for U.S. deportation policy.
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- Court filing alleges torture of wrongfully deported Maryland man in Salvadorian prison — Kilmar Ábrego García, a Maryland citizen wrongfully deported to El Salvador, was held at the Cecot megaprison for three months where court documents filed Wednesday allege he endured physical and psychological torture. Detainees were forced to kneel 9 PM to 6 AM, struck if they fell, denied bathroom access, held in windowless overcrowded cells with 24-hour lighting, and confined to metal bunks without mattresses. Ábrego García lost 31 pounds in two weeks; prison officials later staged photos showing improved conditions. Though officials acknowledged his tattoos were not gang-related, they threatened to move him into cells with gang members. He is now in federal custody in Nashville facing human-smuggling charges.
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Week 24 – 2025-06-28–2025-07-04
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Jul 1, 2025 Bajun Mavalwalla was charged with federal conspiracy for participating in a protest against ICE in Spokane Corroborated Civil Rights and Dissent
A U.S. Army veteran faced federal conspiracy charges for peaceful protest participation, reflecting escalating prosecution of anti-ICE demonstrators.
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- US Army veteran charged with federal conspiracy for participating in ICE protest — Bajun Mavalwalla, a 36-year-old US Army veteran, was arrested in July 2025 and charged with conspiracy to impede federal officers after participating in a June 2025 protest against ICE in Spokane, Washington. He faces six years in prison, three years supervised release, and a $250,000 fine. Mavalwalla has pleaded not guilty and refuses to accept a plea deal. The case reflects an escalation in Trump administration prosecutions of anti-ICE protesters, with the DOJ issuing a memo prioritizing such prosecutions.
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Week 24 – 2025-06-28–2025-07-04
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