Immigrants held in small outdoor cages at 'Alligator Alcatraz' in Florida, investigators find

'Alligator Alcatraz' held detainees in small metal cages, Inspector General report finds

An inspection of the now-closed camp found overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, and 'unprecedented' use of small cells to confine detainees.

'Alligator Alcatraz' put detainees in metal cages labeled 'calming areas,' watchdog finds

Nearly 80 people at Florida's makeshift immigration detention center, "Alligator Alcatraz," were held in small metal enclosures for "periods ranging from several minutes to nearly 2 hours," an inspector found.

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ used small cages as ‘calming areas,’ report says

The Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog provided new details about conditions at the now-shuttered Florida detention center.

After "Alligator Alcatraz" DHS watchdog raises alarm about future oversight

Inspectors said Florida's other major detention facility could hold similar concerns on standards and oversight.

A new DHS report proves Alligator Alcatraz detainees were right all along

The inspector general’s findings match what advocates and families had been reporting since last summer.

Detainees confined to small metal cages at Alligator Alcatraz, report finds

MIAMI — The state-run immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” violated a host of federal and state detention standards, according to a new government report.