At the notorious CECOT prison, he was forced to frog-march, had to kneel from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. and was subjected to beatings and threats, his lawyers said Wednesday.

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

The 29-year-old is now detained in Tennessee after being returned to the US and is awaiting trial on human smuggling charges.