15-Year-Old Boy Briefly Detained at Alligator Alcatraz, Attorney Says

A 15-year-old boy with no criminal history ended up at Alligator Alcatraz

‘This is one of many problems with illegal immigration: individuals are in our country without any way to verify their identity,’ a spokesperson for the agency that oversees the facility said

15-year-old boy briefly detained at Alligator Alcatraz, attorney says

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Americans for Immigrant Justice confirmed to 8 On Your Side that a 15-year-old boy was briefly detained at Alligator Alcatraz earlier this month. Marianna Delgado is the supervising attorney on the Children’s Legal Program at Americans for Immigrant Justice. She said Alexis, who is only being identified by his first name, was in a car with five adults, heading to Tampa when they were stopped by the authorities on July 1.  …

Insects and sewer water: the alleged conditions at 'Alligator Alcatraz'

People were divided politically when reports first emerged of the Trump administration's immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," with Democrats lambasting it as cruel and Republicans upholding it as a necessary space. But now that detainees have lived in the facility for several weeks, reports have circulated of alleged poor conditions, prompting some to raise the alarm.Interviews with several news …

Expectation vs. reality: Who ended up at Alligator Alcatraz?

Some people detained at Alligator Alcatraz have violent criminal histories. But data and anecdotal reports show that criminals with convictions for violent crimes are in the minority.