Florida lawmakers to visit Alligator Alcatraz
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Detainees claim they are enduring inhumane conditions, including lack of access to water, inadequate food and denial of religious rights.
The reports reveal a state-run facility built quickly to detain people under Trump-era immigration policies. They highlight issues like denied entry to lawmakers, heat and bugs inside the tents, and difficulties for detainees to contact legal counsel. "Alligator Alcatraz" is officially recognized by the state and has inspired merchandise.
Archbishop Wenski criticizes the "Alligator Alcatraz" detention center and decries the Trump administration's deportation policy.
A federal judge may pause operations at Alligator Alcatraz as protests grow and nonprofits sue over conditions and impact.
Florida Democrats are touring Alligator Alcatraz after filing a lawsuit over denied access. A press conference is set to occur before and after the tour on Saturday.
As Trump, Desantis move forward to build, Alligator Alcatraz, an immigration detention center in the heart of the Everglades, here's what you need to know.
President Donald Trump toured "Alligator Alcatraz," the newest illegal immigration detention center in Florida.
Conditions at the new immigration detention center in Florida, dubbed 'Alligator Alcatraz,' have raised serious concerns. Reports from detainees describe unsanitary conditions, lack of medical care, and restricted access to attorneys.
Workers install ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ sign outside new immigration detention center in the Everglades
A video shared with the Associated Press overnight on Wednesday shows Florida workers installing a new sign labeled "Alligator Alcatraz" along the only highway leading to the new immigrant detention center in the Everglades.
President Donald Trump on July 1 toured the 5,000-bed immigration detention center being built on 39 square miles in Miami-Dade.