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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

Guantanamo: Detainee Accounts : VI. Punishment
Former detainee Shah Mohammed Alikhil told Human Rights Watch:
Guantanamo Bay: “Ugly chapter of unrelenting human rights violations” – UN experts
GENEVA (10 January 2022) - On the 20th anniversary of the arrival of the first detainees at Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba, UN experts* condemned the facility as a site of “unparalleled notoriety” and said its continued operation was a stain on the US Government’s commitment to the rule of law.

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.

The Trump Administration Is Imprisoning Somali Immigrants in Gitmo
“Nobody tell us that we’re going to Guantanamo Bay.”

Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp | American Civil Liberties Union
The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.

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 […]

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…

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 hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders
The move represents a stark departure from previous practice and highlights the hardline nature of President Trump's immigration crackdown, leaving thousands of detainees exceedingly hard to trace and potentially unable to exercise all of their legal options.

Judge Orders U.S. to Return Deported Man at Risk of Torture
The Mexican man was sent to his home country after assisting federal law enforcement by testifying against Mexican drug cartels.

Judge Orders U.S. to Return Deported Man at Risk of Torture
The Mexican man was sent to his home country after assisting federal law enforcement by testifying against Mexican drug cartels.

Detainees Are Allegedly Attempting Suicide in California City Detention Center ~ L.A. TACO
At least three alleged suicide attempts have occurred over the past year at one ICE facility. An anonymous source says staff and detainees are at their "breaking limit."

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.🧵
Guantanamo: Detainee Accounts : VI. Punishment

St. Paul man arrested in ICE surge sent to Guantanamo Bay

The Journey of a Group of Cuban Deportees Stuck at Guantánamo

1st migrant flight at Guantanamo Bay arrives, carrying 'worst of the worst'

Offshoring Human Rights: Detention of Refugees at Guantánamo Bay | International Refugee Assistance Project

Guantanamo Detainee Was Tortured, Says Official Overseeing Military Trials