US senator says ‘traumatised’ man deported to El Salvador moved to new prison

A Maryland man who the Trump administration mistakenly deported to El Salvador has been moved to a new prison, US Senator Chris Van Hollen has said.
The Democratic senator was speaking after returning from El Salvador where he met Kilmar Ábrego García, who was sent to the notorious mega-jail Cecot (Centre for the Confinement of Terrorism) last month.
Mr Ábrego García was “traumatised” and fearful of other prisoners while inside the facility, Van Hollen said, adding that he was moved to another facility in the country over a week ago.
The Supreme Court has ordered the government to “facilitate” his return, however Trump administration officials have continued to push back against the order.
The White House accuses him of being member of the transnational Salvadorian gang MS-13, a designated foreign terrorist organisation, and has said he would not return to the US.

Source: BBC | Language: English