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'Alligator Alcatraz' detainees were held in small metal cages, federal report says

Detainees at a now-closed immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades — known as “Alligator Alcatraz” — were held for up to two hours in small metal enclosures used as “calming areas.”

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'Alligator Alcatraz' Held Detainees in Small Metal Cages, Inspector General Report Finds

An inspection of the now-closed detention camp found overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, and an "unprecedented" use of small metal cells to confine detainees.

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Alligator Alcatraz put immigrants in small cages to calm them down, DHS watchdog finds

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Alligator Alcatraz held immigrants in phonebooth-sized cages to ‘manage their emotions,’ watchdog finds

DHS Inspector General discovers bug-infested showers, cramped conditions and lack of clean water and safe food

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Alligator Alcatraz held detainees in cages the size of phone booths, DHS watchdog says

Office of inspector general’s report says practice at Florida immigration jail is not aligned with ‘humane treatment’

The Guardian - US

Florida Wants $250 Million More to Settle Alligator Alcatraz Bills: The Detention Center Is Gone, but the Costs Keep Growing

Florida is seeking another $250 million to pay immigration-related bills, including debts to companies that built and serviced Alligator Alcatraz, turning the controversial Everglades detention center into an expensive political aftershock for taxpayers.

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Miami-Dade Regains Control of 'Alligator Alcatraz' Site, Opening Door to Everglades Restoration

Miami-Dade County has officially regained control of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, ending the state of Florida's temporary use of the remote Everglades property as the immigration detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz."

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The forgotten racial history of Alligator Alcatraz

The migrant detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz is closed, but much about it remains unresolved. There are lawsuits over detainees’ treatment, environmental claims over damage to protected wetlands and uncertainty about the future of the airstrip it was built on.

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Human rights groups condemn ‘vicious’ Israeli plan to create ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ for Palestinian prisoners

Far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is pushing ahead with plans to build a huge crocodile-filled moat around Ketziot Prison

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Federal Judge Tells Florida State and Trump Administration Officials To Prove "Alligator Alcatraz" Is Closed

A federal judge won't drop the Alligator Alcatraz case on DeSantis's word alone, demanding real proof the facility is closed for good.

Latin Times

'Conditions I Wouldn't Wish on My Worst Enemy': A Surprise Visit to a South Florida ICE Office

A congresswoman's surprise visit into a Broward ICE office found conditions advocates call inhumane, as Florida's detention system undergoes major shifts.

Latin Times

Call for inquiry into Alligator Alcatraz’s ‘abuse of Everglades’ despite closure

Environmentalists and immigrant-rights advocates seek accounting of damage done by notorious detention center

The Guardian - US

Good Riddance to 'Alligator Alcatraz,' a Cruel, Expensive, and Pointless Authoritarian Stunt

Less than a year after launching with its own merchandise line, "Alligator Alcatraz" is officially shutting down.

Reason

Trump's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention centre closes after less than a year

Florida's controversial "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention centre, a symbol of US President Donald Trump's deportation drive, has closed after operating for less than a year, officials said on Thursday. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said the Everglades facility had emptied after fulfilling its emergency role despite criticism over detainees' conditions and…

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Florida Shuts Down Controversial 'Alligator Alcatraz' Immigration Detention Center

Florida's controversial immigration detention facility, known as "Alligator Alcatraz," has officially closed after operating for nearly a year.

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'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center shuts in US: official

OCHOPEE (UNITED STATES) - The controversial "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center -- a costly Florida facility that became a symbol of US President Donald Trump's deportation drive -- has shut down after less than a year in operation, officials said Thursday.

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DeSantis boasts of deporting 21,000 as notorious Alligator Alcatraz jail closes

Florida immigration jail that became byword for cruelty and cost state taxpayers $1.2m a day shuts down after a year

The Independent UK

Gov DeSantis confirms closure of Alligator Alcatraz less than a year after opening

DeSantis said the remote facility was always intended as a temporary solution until more permanent detention centers could be secured

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Florida officials say ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ has been emptied because a hurricane could level the facility

The center, located in the heart of the Everglades, faced immediate controversy when it opened last summer

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ICE Says It's Moved Detainees Out of 'Alligator Alcatraz' For Hurricane Season

Civil rights and environmentalists vowed to keep fighting in court until the detention camp is torn down and returned to its original state.

Latin Times

Alligator Alcatraz Detainees Have Been Moved for Hurricane Safety Says DHS; Closure Questions Persist

ICE moves all detainees out of Florida's notorious "Alligator Alcatraz" Everglades prison camp over soft-sided tent safety fears as hurricane season begins.

The Independent UK

All detainees transferred out of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ facility in Florida Everglades

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Even as Florida moves detainees from ‘Alligator Alcatraz’, activists fight for its permanent closure

Groups cite detainee maltreatment and degradation of surrounding land as reasons to close facility permanently

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Kristi Noem’s flagship project Alligator Alcatraz sits empty as detainees forced to move out

Ex-DHS secretary envisioned similar ICE jails across the country but Florida’s cage-filled tents in the Everglades have been emptied out

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‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees relocated, ICE announces

Officials decline to specify how many people have been moved from widely criticized Florida facility or where to

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