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Mexico president says 14 Mexicans held in US detention center 'Alligator Alcatraz'
MEXICO, JUL 21 – Mexico demands the return of 14 nationals held under harsh conditions at a U.S. detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz, amid human rights investigations and diplomatic pressure.
- On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, President Claudia Sheinbaum said 14 Mexican nationals are held at 'Alligator Alcatraz', and her government is working to repatriate them immediately.
- U.S. authorities designed the detention center to hold up to 5,000 migrants, and it was built in just two weeks on an abandoned Everglades airport, becoming operational in early July.
- Reports describe overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, mosquito swarms, and Martin Gonzalez said the facility is windowless with lights on 24/7, leaving detainees disoriented.
- Mexico's consulates in the U.S. are investigating potential human rights violations at the facility, and if any are found, officials will follow protocols to deport detainees immediately.
- Since President Donald Trump took office on January 20, over 73,000 individuals have been returned to Mexico, and Sheinbaum has denounced migrant criminalization while urging action on root causes.
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Mexico City, Jul 23 (EFE).- The Permanent Commission of the Congress of the Union demanded the immediate release of Mexicans detained in the Everglades immigration detention center, known as ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ (Alcatraz de los Caimanes), in Florida, United States, as well as the final closure of what it considered to be an “infamous prison”, as it is a threat to dignity and human rights.
The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, expressed deep concern about the situation of 14 Mexican citizens detained in the controversial detention center known as "Alcatraz de los caimanes" in Florida, United States. The president reported that "all efforts are being made to have them deported immediately." This center, inaugurated by the President of the United States, Donald Trump on July 1, 2025 in the middle of the Everglades marshes, is …
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