US EditionOrange County Corrections Confirms 'some' Incarcerated People Have Been Taken to Alligator Alcatraz
ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA, JUL 09 – The transfer highlights concerns over detaining DACA recipients for minor offenses and reports of difficult conditions at the new Everglades facility holding up to 3,000 detainees.
- On Saturday, a 36-year-old DACA recipient from Orange County was transferred from the county jail to the Alligator Alcatraz detention facility in the Everglades.
- The client was pulled over for a broken mirror earlier this year, then a warrant was issued after missing a court hearing due to outdated contact information.
- Detainees report swarming mosquitoes, non-functioning toilets, and horrific food; ICE cannot support attorney visits, as corroborated by the Miami Herald.
- Arroyo petitioned ICE for bond release amid unresolved oversight concerns after lawmakers were barred from facility tours.
- First announced on June 19, the facility at an Everglades training airport is planned to hold about 3,000 detainees, highlighting Florida’s expanding immigration detention capacity.
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Sun-Sentinel
DACA recipient among those at Alligator Alcatraz, attorney says
A DACA recipient who has lived in Central Florida for nearly 25 years has been detained in the Alligator Alcatraz detention facility in the Everglades after being picked up for driving with a suspended license.
Orlando Sentinel
DACA recipient from Orange County among those at Alligator Alcatraz, attorney says
One of the first transfers from the Orange County Jail to Alligator Alcatraz is a 36-year-old who is legally in the United States and was picked up for driving with a suspended license, his attorney told the Orlando Sentinel.
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