Alligator Alcatraz in Florida

Florida, Alligator Alcatraz

Alligator Alcatraz report raises alarms about Florida's other immigration center

As Florida's Everglades detention center made international headlines, an immigration detention center near Jacksonville went under the radar.

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Immigrants Detained at Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz Kept in Small Outdoor Cages No Bigger Than a Phone Booth, DHS Watchdog Says

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‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Used Small Cages as ‘Calming Areas,’ Report Says

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DHS watchdog: Immigrants held in outdoor cages the size of phone booths at ‘Alligator Alcatraz'

The cages, called “calming areas,” were used for detainees to “reflect on their behavior choices, manage their emotions, reduce stress and practice self-directed behavior,” according to the inspector ...

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

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ICE Locked People in Cages the Size of Phone Booths

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Alligator Alcatraz report raises questions about Florida’s deportation depot

The DeSantis administration’s failure to ensure humane standards at Alligator Alcatraz raises alarms about a second state-run immigrant detention facility run out of a shuttered prison in north Florida,

DeSantis dismisses claims that Alligator Alcatraz violated detention standards

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Gov. Ron DeSantis brushed off a new report Monday from the Department of Homeland Security’s independent watchdog that found the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” kept detainees in small cages and did not comply with a slew of federal and state standards.