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Florida Republicans Love Alligator Alcatraz; Many Not Bothered if Legal Residents Are Mistakenly Deported
FLORIDA, JUL 24 – The transfer follows protests and lawsuits over hazardous conditions exposing detainees to viruses and extreme trauma, with at least six hospitalized, advocates said.
- In early July 2025, Governor Ron DeSantis inaugurated a detention facility for migrants named Alligator Alcatraz in the Florida Everglades, which was visited by President Donald Trump and other officials on July 1.
- DeSantis used an executive order since 2023 to speed construction, seize county land, and sign agreements with DHS and ICE, aligning with Trump's mass deportation agenda amid legal challenges.
- Health professionals and advocates reported unsafe, unlawful conditions exposing detainees to viruses, trauma, and lacking due process or access to legal counsel within the state-managed camp.
- Mexican officials, including consul Juan Sabines and President Claudia Sheinbaum, expressed deep concern over rights violations of 14 Mexican detainees and demanded immediate repatriation and legal access, noting a lack of communication.
- The facility's operation sparked lawsuits, denied legislative oversight, and calls for closure, revealing conflicts over immigrant treatment, state authority, and international legal obligations in Florida.
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Mexico City.- Staff of the Mexican Consulate in Miami conducted a hearing at the detention center in Everglades, Florida, known as the "Alcatraz de los Caimans", to verify the conditions in which Mexican detainees are held, Roberto Velasco, head of the Unit for North America of the Chancellery, said. Through his social networks, the official indicated that the Consular Protection team interviewed Mexican prisoners and informed them that, if they…
Relief for Fernando Eduardo Artese and Gaetano Cateno Mirabella Costa, the two countrymen detained for several days in 'Alligator Alcatraz', the detention facility for illegal migrants...
The Italian consulate in Miami managed to move to the Ice Center in Krome. Farnesina reports it in a note emphasizing that the families have been informed
Detained in the swamps
Answering questions about “Alligator Alcatraz”
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