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The Trump administration’s push to quickly ramp up immigration arrests has led to overcrowding at ICE facilities and allegations of inhumane and unsanitary conditions.
The Trump administration targeted the Everglades to build a controversial ICE detention center, and residents are fighting back.
State Sen. Shevrin Jones, a Democrat from Miami-Dade County, was also there and recalls that someone with a thermometer showed that the temperature at the entrance of one of the tents was 81 degrees. He noticed that one of the detainees was bare-chested, with his shirt wrapped around his head.
At the direction of Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida is quickly constructing a $450 million-a-year immigration detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz."
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Frankel Rips Into Florida’s $450M ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ Calling It an Embarrassing Political StuntCongresswoman Frankel criticizes a detention facility in the Florida Everglades, referred to as “Alligator Alcatraz,” calling it an environmental, financial, and moral failure. She highlights its threat to tribal lands,
We blame these victims for our own failure to address the longstanding need for meaningful legislation on immigration - one of the cornerstones of our existence as a country. This gross dereliction of duty has crossed party lines and is our collective failure.
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Tom Homan slams critics of the Florida Everglades detention facility 'Alligator Alcatraz,' citing high migrant death toll concerns during Biden's presidency.
Trump administration officials want “Alligator Alcatraz” to be a blueprint, but Democrats are pushing back on expansion
The giddy, extremely online cruelty around the Florida detention facility reveals contempt for popular opinion.
The camp appears designed to inflict suffering on detainees and to allow Florida politicians to exploit migrant pain for political gain.