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Federal investigators uncovered shocking conditions at a pop-up immigration detention center in the Everglades, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” where detainees were confined in phone-booth-sized metal cages for up to two hours—practice deemed unprecedented, unsafe, and inhumane by the DHS Inspector General. Over 80 people endured these conditions between last July and this January, with some locked inside for mere minutes. The report also highlighted overcrowding, lack of legal access, insufficient showers, and malfunctioning freezers, while raising alarms over potential exposure to sun and denial of food or water. Despite the facility’s closure, its chaotic oversight—no formal federal contract, unclear rules, and no accountability—raises serious concerns as Florida prepares to open another similar site. Human rights groups and attorneys call it evidence of systemic cruelty, while the governor frames it as part of a tough immigration stance.

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