There is no running water or electricity in Florida’s new immigration detention facility, so water is trucked in and generators keep the power on. Detainees have reported that the water makes them sick https://t.co/MyTSWCTC9LPhoto: The White House https://t.co/UpY5UmIGia ...

Immigration Detention & Policy - Construction of the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades was temporarily halted due to environmental concerns [1] - Families are experiencing heartbreak due to the separation and disappearance of detainees [2][3][4][5] - One in five Latino arrests have no criminal background or removal order, suggesting racial targeting [6] - Over 70% of people in immigration detention do not have a criminal conviction, contradicting the rhetoric of detaining "the worst of the worst" [7] - There is concern about the normalization of brutality and cruelty in immigration enforcement, such as masked agents targeting street vendors [19] DHS & ICE Recruitment - DHS is expanding recruitment efforts, including removing the age gap, potentially inviting older individuals to become ICE agents [8] - The imagery used in DHS recruitment posters is unprecedented and reflects a concerning shift in the agency's approach [9][10] - The recruitment of older individuals, like Dean Cain, is seen as a PR move, despite the historical context of internment camps [12][14] Border Security & Budget - There is cognitive dissonance between claims of a sealed US-Mexico border and the need for a tripled budget for border security [17] - The increased budget for border security is comparable to the military budgets of many other nations [17]

Pedro Conpion says inside this South Florida detention center, there was abuse and mistreatment. >> In protest, the immigration detainy, originally from Cuba, started a hunger strike on July 22nd, according to his wife. Then she says he was hospitalized and despite the personal toll it's taking.Tonight, Conpion is still refusing to eat. According to his wife who spoke with our Miami Telmundo station, >> they're not the only ones raising concerns about the Florida Everglades facility known as Alligator Alcat ...

A group of Democratic members of Congress sued the Trump administration over a policy barring them from visiting immigration detention facilities without advanced notice https://t.co/OQSmCjRcsF ...

Let's talk big picture here for a second. Why is it important to you um that you get in there for for you as an elected official to see for yourself the conditions in there and for you to describe them to the public. Well, number one, it's important because I'm one of the only people that are that's able to go inside that facility, walk outside of it, and deliver the truth, say exactly what I saw and exactly what's going on.You know, I when I went in and we were standing at that door looking at the cages, l ...

Yet more controversy surrounding the Florida immigration detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz. New reporting from the Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times reveals the sequence of events that led to a 15-year-old boy with no criminal record being held there for 3 days after a traffic stop. Joining me now is Anna Kabalos, who is on the by line of that reporting. Anna, tell us more about what you know about what happened there. Hi. Uh yes. So we found that there was a 15-year-old whose name is Alexis who w ...

And we are getting two wildly different accounts of the conditions inside Florida's brand new but already notorious immigrant detention center alligator Alcatraz. Democratic lawmakers who toured the facility on Saturday described people essentially packed into cages in vile conditions and yelling for help. But Republicans on that same tour say they saw nothing of the sort, rejecting concerns about the conditions inside.I have not been there yet. And uh I doubt a lot of that's factual. I mean bottom line is ...

He's an idiot. I mean, he's frankly an idiot. We have all the right in the world to go out on the streets and to uphold the law and to do what we're going to do.So, none of our operations are going to change. He made claims that were absolutely false. We are building cases.We are going in uh on doing our operations and planning them against individuals that we know are dangerous, that are violent, that have crim have criminal activity that they've been involved in. And that's how we're building our cases. S ...

Facility Conditions & Treatment - Reports indicate poor conditions within the Florida immigration detention center "Alligator Alcatraz," including complaints of large mosquitoes, inadequate access to showers, and substandard food [1][3] - Detainees have allegedly complained about lack of running water, medication, and worms in their food [9] - Concerns raised regarding extreme temperatures inside the facility [3] Access to Legal Counsel - Detainees are reportedly facing difficulties in accessing immigration attorneys, which is atypical for ICE detention facilities [4][5] Transparency & Accountability - There are suspicions that the facility is being sanitized before official visits, preventing a true representation of the conditions [6][10] - Doubts expressed about the accuracy of information released by the Florida Department of Emergency Management regarding the facility's operations [9][10] Detainee Demographics - Claims that detainees are "the worst of the worst" are disputed, with reports suggesting that individuals were apprehended from their jobs, streets, or court appearances [11][12][13] Communication & Tracking - Relatives are experiencing difficulties tracking detainees within the state-run facility, as standard ICE tracking methods are not applicable [15][16] - Communication with detainees is limited to brief phone calls, hindering information flow [15]

Tonight, we are learning disturbing new details about what goes on inside the brutal Seot mega prison where the Trump administration has shipped off a number of immigrants. Attorneys for the mistakenly deported Maryland father, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, revealed the horrific details in a new court filing this week. The filing said in part, quote, "Abrego and 20 other Salvadorans were forced to kneel from approximately 900 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. with guards striking anyone who fell from exhaustion." During this time, ...