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DHS Watchdog Reveals Immigrants Held in Phone Booth-Sized Cages at Florida Facility

A federal report uncovered that migrants at the now-closed 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center in Florida were confined in tiny outdoor cages, raising urgent questions about U.S. immigration enforcement practices.

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Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention facility is shut down

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DHS watchdog report reveals use of small outdoor cages for detainees

NBC News ↗

Details emerge about health risks and conditions in metal enclosures

ABCNews.com ↗

Media and public scrutiny intensifies over detention practices after report's release

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  1. Explosive report into Trump's now-closed 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention facility reveals small cage 'calming areas' and other deplorable conditions
    Daily Mail
  2. Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ confined migrants in ‘small metal enclosures’: DHS internal watchdog
    The Hill
  3. Alligator Alcatraz held immigrants in phonebooth-sized cages to ‘manage their emotions,’ watchdog finds
    The Independent
  4. ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Put Detainees In Cages The Size Of Phonebooths, DHS Inspector Found
    Forbes
  5. 'Alligator Alcatraz' detainees were confined to small metal enclosures: IG report
    ABCNews.com