Alligator Alcatraz: Detention Conditions Exposed | Global News

A chilling new report reveals how immigrants were locked in tiny metal cages—sometimes for hours—at a notorious Florida detention center nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz,” where conditions ranged from unsanitary showers infested with bugs to denied medication and scarce clean water. Built in just eight days in the Everglades, the facility—funded by the federal government but operated by Florida’s state government—was meant to be temporary, yet detainees endured brutal treatment for nearly a year. The DHS’s own watchdog found these cages used as punishment, calling their use “highly unconventional” and violating humane standards. With 79 immigrants confined this way between July last year and January this year, the report raises urgent questions about accountability and the treatment of vulnerable populations behind bars.

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