El Salvador president disputes alleged MS-13 member Kilmar Abrego García’s prison torture claims with shocking video: ‘Why does he look so well?’

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has refuted claims made by US deportee and alleged MS-13 member Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who said he was beaten and psychologically tortured while imprisoned in the Central American country. Bukele denied Abrego...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia's Lawyers Say He was Tortured and Starved in El Salvador - Prison Videos Refute

Deported illegal alien Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in the United States awaiting trial for allegedly trafficking fellow illegal aliens across the country. Garcia was imprisoned in his native El Salvador before being recalled to the U.S. His...

El Salvador’s president disputes claims Abrego Garcia was tortured in notorious prison

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El Salvador president denies that Abrego Garcia was tortured in prison

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -El Salvador President Nayib Bukele on Thursday denied accusations that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the migrant returned to the U.S. in early June after being wrongfully deported to his native El Salvador, was...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Lawyers Say He Was ‘Threatened and Tortured’ in El Salvador Prison After Mistaken Deportation

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man whose mistaken deportation in March became a flashpoint in tensions over the Trump Administration’s hardline immigration policy, was “threatened and tortured” in a notorious El Salvadoran prison, his lawyers...

El Salvador President Bukele says Kilmar Abrego Garcia was not tortured or beaten in prison

Open this photo in gallery:A protester holds a photo of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in New York on April 24. Abrego Garcia was living in Maryland when he was mistakenly deported and became a flashpoint in U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration...

World Reuters El Salvador president denies that Abrego Garcia was tortured in prison

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -El Salvador President Nayib Bukele on Thursday denied accusations that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the migrant returned to the U.S. in early June after being wrongfully deported to his native El Salvador, was...

El Salvador president denies beating and torture of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in prison

MEXICO CITY — 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, Bukele wrote that...

El Salvador President Bukele denies beating and torture of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in prison

MEXICO CITY (AP) — 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, Bukele wrote that...

El Salvador, Italy inaugurates 'Planes' project

Officially inaugurated at the National Palace was the project "PLANES - Recovery and Enhancement of the Historic Centers of San Miguel and San Salvador," an integrated strategic planning and sociocultural dynamization initiative promoted to...

Bukele rechaza las acusaciones de tortura durante la detención de Kilmar Ábrego García en El Salvador

CNN Español El presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, rechazó el jueves las acusaciones de que Kilmar Ábrego García fue torturado o maltratado durante el tiempo que estuvo detenido en el país centroamericano, entre el 15 de marzo y el 6 de...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he was beaten in El Salvador jail

World News | El Salvador President Bukele Denies Beating, Torture of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in Prison

Mexico City, Jul 4 (AP) 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, Bukele wrote...

El Salvador Sets New Standard in Regional Security With Record Peace Levels.

El Salvador continues to see significant strides in public safety, registering five consecutive days without homicides and achieving a total of 148 homicide-free days from January 1 to June 30, 2025. This data, corroborated by the National Civil...

El Salvador’s Tourism Sector Grows 81% Between 2019 and 2024, Strengthening Its Role in National Development.

El Salvador’s tourism sector has experienced remarkable growth over the past five years, registering an 81% increase between 2019 and 2024, according to María Luisa Hayem, Minister of Economy. The data confirms tourism as one of the most dynamic...

El Salvador Turns Recovered Gang Properties into Affordable Homes in Record-Breaking 2025 Housing Push.

El Salvador’s Social Housing Fund (FSV) has invested $960.47 million since 2019 to improve housing conditions for over 178,000 people. Under President Nayib Bukele’s leadership, 42,822 homes have been deeded, with 3,013 of those in 2025 alone. Al...

Abrego Garcia Claims He Was Tortured in El Salvador. But Nayib Bukele Has Receipts.

"Kilmar Abrego Garcia suffered psychological and physical torture in El Salvador prison, attorneys say" reads the headline from NBC. "Abrego Garcia says he was severely beaten in Salvadoran prison," says NPR's headline. "Kilmar Abrego Garcia says...

Kilmar Abrego García’s lawyers describe ‘severe beatings’ in El Salvador prison

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen, right, speaks with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran citizen who was living in Maryland and deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration, in a hotel restaurant in San Salvador, El Salvador, Thursday, April...

Private Sector in El Salvador Responds Strongly to Pro-Business Reforms.

El Salvador’s private sector is responding enthusiastically to President Nayib Bukele’s push for economic growth, said Luis Rodríguez, head of the San Salvador Metropolitan Area Planning Office (Opamss). He pointed to a recent $100 million deal...

From Blockchain to Big Data: El Salvador Presents Digital Services at América Digital 2025.

El Salvador recently took part in the 10th América Digital Congress of AI, Tech, and Business 2025, held in Mexico City, with the goal of promoting its growing innovation and technology ecosystem. The country’s participation focused on presenting...