Appalling as photos showing phone booth–sized cages at the Florida camp are, the truth is likely much worse.
Alligator Alcatraz
The former South Florida Detention Facility, nicknamed 'Alligator Alcatraz', temporarily set up at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport inside Big Cypress National Preserve in Ochopee, Florida, United States, is under investigation by the Department of Homeland Security for violations. The Florida Division of Emergency Management detained non-citizens under Immigration and Customs Enforcement authority from July 2025 to June 2026 at an estimated cost of at least US$1.4 billion in no-bid contracts.
Out of Sight in North Florida: Life Inside Deportation Depot
Advocates say conditions at the former state prison mirror Alligator Alcatraz's worst.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
An ICE facility in the Everglades is under scrutiny for the treatment of detainees
Detainees at an ICE facility in the Florida Everglades referred to Alligator Alcatraz allege harsh punishments from guards.
Listen to 911 Calls From Inside an Immigration Detention Center — ProPublica
Reporters don’t have access to Camp East Montana, one of the largest immigration detention centers in the country. Emergency calls from the Texas facility offer a glimpse of unfolding crises faced by those locked inside, with few ways to get help.
USA: Torture and enforced disappearances in the Sunshine State: Human Rights Violations at "Alligator Alcatraz" and Krome in Florida - Amnesty International
This report presents Amnesty International’s findings from a research trip to southern Florida in September 2025, to document the human rights impacts of federal and state migration and asylum policies on mass detention and deportation, access to due process, and detention conditions since President Trump took office on 20 January 2025. In particular, it focuses […]
USA: Torture and enforced disappearances in the Sunshine State: Human Rights Violations at "Alligator Alcatraz" and Krome in Florida - Amnesty International
This report presents Amnesty International’s findings from a research trip to southern Florida in September 2025, to document the human rights impacts of federal and state migration and asylum policies on mass detention and deportation, access to due process, and detention conditions since President Trump took office on 20 January 2025. In particular, it focuses […]
Tortura y desapariciones forzadas en el estado del sol. Violaciones de derechos humanos en los centros “Alligator Alcatraz” y Krome de Florida - Amnistía Internacional
Este informe presenta las conclusiones de un viaje de investigación realizado por Amnistía Internacional al sur de Florida en septiembre de 2025 para documentar los efectos en materia de derechos humanos de las políticas federales y estatales de migración y asilo sobre detención y deportación masivas, acceso a garantías procesales y condiciones de detención desde […]
More Than 90 Percent Of ICE Detainees Have Never Been Convicted Of Violent Crimes
To call the administration’s “worst of the worst” claims a ruse is to give this administration too much credit. It’s not clever enough to run a con. Going after criminals wa…
The Journey of a Group of Cuban Deportees Stuck at Guantánamo
The tale illustrates how inefficient the ICE operation has been in the year since President Trump ordered the base to prepare for up to 30,000 “criminal aliens.”
The Journey of a Group of Cuban Deportees Stuck at Guantánamo
The tale illustrates how inefficient the ICE operation has been in the year since President Trump ordered the base to prepare for up to 30,000 “criminal aliens.”
ICE detainees in Georgia used the facility’s video calling software to expose the conditions inside
The video cost the men — literally and figuratively.
ICE sued over “inhumane” conditions at Camp East Montana in West Texas
The El Paso tent camp has seen at least three detainee deaths, a measles outbreak and nearly 50 detention standards violations in less than a year of operation.
Glad folks are appalled by photos of the "phone booth" cage under an awning, but pls understand: This IG report is likely part of a cover-up. Amnesty Int'l interviewed detainees EIGHT MONTHS AGO who said the cage was half this size (couldn't stand up), had no awning, w feet chained to the bottom.
Melissa Ryan
America is being run by monsters. nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/dh…
NEW: DHS's Inspector General releases a scathing report about the Everglades detention camp known as "Alligator Alcatraz." The OIG finds that the now-closed camp, violated multiple ICE standards. The OIG also confirms detainees were punished with placement in a metal cage in the Florida heat.🧵
ICE detention centers: Alligator Alcatraz
Search terms: South Florida Detention Facility
An ICE facility in the Everglades is under scrutiny for the treatment of detainees
www.oig.dhs.gov
Alligator Alcatraz’s Tiny Cages Were Likely Even Tinier
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
USA: Torture and enforced disappearances in the Sunshine State: Human Rights Violations at "Alligator Alcatraz" and Krome in Florida - Amnesty International
Glad folks are appalled by photos of the "phone booth" cage under an awning, but pls understand: This IG report is likely part of a cover-up…
