In an emotional conversation with WPTV, a Palm Beach County woman described her family's struggle while her husband is detained at "Alligator Alcatraz."

Cooped up like “chickens in cages”, eaten alive by bloodthirsty mosquitoes and living in cells said to be awash with human waste and filth.

Florida officials defended the conditions and hurricane readiness of the controversial immigration detention center in the Everglades. ⬇

Newsweek spoke with the attorney of a detainee and the friend of another. Both described harrowing conditions at the remote facility.

In a letter to the Florida Division of Emergency Management on Friday, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava cited concerns over "troubling" conditions at the site and stressed that Miami-Dade officials are entitled to access since the land is county-owned.

Enzo Aspite, held at a controversial Florida detention site, describes overcrowding, poor sanitation, and lack of medical care. State officials deny the claims.

In an emotional conversation with WPTV, a County woman described her family's struggle while her husband is detained at "Alligator Alcatraz."

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn is calling for Texas to build a detention center modeled after Florida's already infamous "Alligator Alcatraz" facility—a controversial detention center that has received widespread backlash for its alleged inhumane conditions.