A permanent resident who was deported to Trinidad and Tobago last year is seeking $10 million from the Trump administration, claiming he was subjected to medical neglect and abuse while being held in a South Texas immigration facility.

The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Texas filed the tort claim on behalf of 55-year-old Elton Purvis.

The claim is one of dozens filed across the United States by the ACLU against the federal government on behalf of people who "have suffered serious violence, abuse, and neglect at the hands of federal law enforcement." Purvis spent seven months in detention in several different facilities, including the South Texas Detention Complex in Pearsall.