Kilmar Abrego Garcia remained in federal court custody in Tennessee on Wednesday after a judge postponed a ruling on whether he should be freed while awaiting trial.

His mistaken deportation became a flashpoint in tensions over the Trump Administration’s hardline immigration policy.

A new federal court filing says Kilmar Abrego Garcia experienced "severe beatings" and "psychological torture" in a supermax prison in El Salvador.

President Nayib Bukele, in a post on the social media platform X, wrote that Kilmar Abrego Garcia "wasn't tortured, nor did he lose weight," during his stint at a notorious El Salvador prison.

Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia on Wednesday continued their push to keep their civil case against the Trump administration alive, requesting to amend the lawsuit to include what they describe as the “torture and mistreatment” he experienced at El Salvador’s notorious mega prison,

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has cast aside allegations that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was beaten and subject to psychological torture in a Salvadoran prison.

El Salvador’s president disputes claims Abrego Garcia was tortured in notorious prison - The Trump administration wrongfully deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador in March

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was wrongfully deported in March, alleged in court documents filed Wednesday that he was tortured in an El Salvador prison.

Trump officials said last week that they plan to deport Abrego Garcia to a third country immediately after his release, regardless of the status of his criminal case.