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Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz ‘box’ may amount to torture, says Amnesty International
Amnesty International reports detainees face harsh solitary confinement, unsanitary conditions, and limited medical care at Florida centers, urging the shutdown of Alligator Alcatraz.
- Amnesty International alleges inhumane treatment at Alligator Alcatraz and the Krome North Processing Center, saying a punitive strategy dehumanizes and punishes migrants.
- Unable to access the site, Amnesty relied on interviews with four former detainees at Krome North Processing Center, gathering findings Sept. 21–26 this year and receiving no response from Florida authorities.
- The report documents detainees confined in a 2x2-foot 'box' with feet restrained, unsanitary conditions including overflowing toilets and cameras above toilets, lights on 24 hours, five-minute monitored collect-pay calls, and inconsistent medical care.
- State and federal agencies pushed back, with ICE saying it "wholly disagrees" and Molly Best calling the report a "politically motivated attack" that "could jeopardize the safety and security" of staff.
- Federal reimbursements exceeding half a billion dollars to Florida and pending lawsuits from Friends of the Everglades, Center for Biological Diversity, and Miccosukee Tribe allege missing environmental reviews, raising questions on due process and human-rights obligations.
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Both detention centers host thousands of foreigners in Florida before their deportation, and according to the NGO, this constitutes enforced disappearances.
Amnesty alleges torture, enforced disappearances at Florida immigration detention facilities
"These findings confirm a deliberate system built to punish, dehumanize, and hide the suffering of people in detention," said Ana Piquer, Amnesty International's Regional Director for the Americas, in a statement accompanying the report.
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WPTVAmnesty International condemns immigration detention facilities in scathing report
A human rights organization released a damning 61-page report condemning immigration detention facilities in South Florida, detailing alleged torture and inhumane conditions at two facilities.
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