US EditionNoem Looking at Other States for 'Alligator Alcatraz' Facilities
FLORIDA EVERGLADES, JUL 14 – Rep. Wasserman Schultz condemned detainees being packed wall-to-wall in cages with sinks near toilets, calling conditions appalling during her tour of the Florida detention center.
- Democrats and Republican lawmakers toured the Everglades immigration detention center called Alligator Alcatraz today during a 90-minute inspection.
- The facility was rapidly constructed on a remote airstrip to expand migrant detention capacity amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
- Democrats raised concerns about overcrowded cages holding 32 detainees each, poor sanitation, and limited food, while Republicans described the center as safe, clean, and compliant.
- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said detainees are packed into cages with minimal privacy and criticized a food disparity between small inmate portions and larger employee meals.
- The controversy sparked a lawsuit aimed at halting the project and intensified public backlash over detention conditions and environmental concerns in the Everglades.
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Controversy Swirls Around Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz'
Democratic lawmakers criticized Florida's new Everglades immigration detention center after a visit, citing unsanitary conditions. Dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” the facility drew mixed reviews, with Republicans defending its state. Built quickly, the center aims to increase U.S. migrant detention capacity and has faced allegations of poor conditions, leading to legal action.
Democrat Congresswoman Shocked Illegals Are Forced to "Brush Their Teeth Where They Poop"
Democrat Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz took a tour of Alligator Alcatraz in Florida today, and she came out shocked at the conditions illegals are being kept in. According to Schultz, illegal immigrants are being forced to “brush their teeth where they poop in the same unit!” Can you imagine? What horror! Watch for yourself: Democrat Debbie Wasserman-Schultz says that illegal alien detainees are forced to “brush their teeth where they poop.” Ne…
‘Alligator Alcatraz’: What to know about Florida’s new controversial migrant detention facility - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
(CNN) — Deep in the marshy wetlands of the Florida Everglades – less than 50 miles west of President Donald Trump’s resort in Miami – sits the latest battleground in his administration’s immigration enforcement efforts: A makeshift detention facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” In a matter of days, workers transformed the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport from an 11,000-foot runway into a temporary tent city that Trump toured on Tues…
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