Alligator Alcatraz, Detainees
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Democrats have complaints about Gov. Ron DeSantis ‘ internment camp for illegal immigrants: “ Alligator Alcatraz, ” the training airport on the edge of the Everglades that in recent weeks has become a staging ground for deportations from the Donald Trump administration.
Governor Ron DeSantis will visit the Alligator Alcatraz detention facility in the Everglades on Friday morning where he will hold a news conference.
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Plus, legal advocates and family members of detainees call for the closing of Florida's Alligator Alcatraz immigrant detention center, alleging inhumane conditions.
Nearly three dozen 911 calls made from immigrant detention center ‘Alligator Alcatraz,' records show
Nearly three dozen 911 calls have been made from an immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades and new records are shedding some light on what the calls are about. Since July 1, when the state-run facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" opened, there have been 34 calls, an average of two per day.
Once destined to be a huge airport, the facility has instead become a symbol of President Donald Trump's determination to deport migrants from America.
How many inmates at Florida's Alligator Alcatraz? How many people in a cell? Where do they eat? Who works there? Is there air conditioning? Showers?