Alligator Alcatraz detainees beg to be freed
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Several Florida nonprofits, medical professionals, public health experts and families impacted by the Alligator Alcatraz detention facility in the Everglades are calling for it to be shut down due to what they are calling inhumane conditions and environmental damage.
While the new Everglades migrant detention center fends off complaints about its living conditions, some detainees claim guards are also doling out discipline for questioning rules — including standing in the hot Florida sun for extended periods.
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Protestors call for shutdown of "Alligator Alcatraz," claiming inadequate conditionsProtestors are calling for the shutdown of the new immigration detention facility in Florida dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," claiming inadequate conditions and a lack of access to healthcare for detainees.
Several Florida nonprofits are holding a press conference Tuesday morning where they will discuss the conditions inside Alligator Alcatraz.
Interviews with several news outlets have documented everything from insect infestations to widespread problems with plumbing. And new evidence has emerged that many of the detainees at Alligator Alcatraz may not even have a criminal record.
Florida officials argue a lawsuit over the Everglades detention center was filed in the wrong court, as environmental groups seek to halt expansion.
Two Italian nationals living in the United States are among the inmates currently being held at the ICE detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” in Florida, according to Italy’s foreign ministry.
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Prisoners at Florida's newly opened immigrant detention center in the Everglades are suffering in squalid conditions and are cut off from legal access, according to attorneys, detainees, family members, and lawmakers.