US EditionWest Palm Beach man seeking answers as cousin faces harsh conditions at Alligator Alcatraz
Plaintiffs say detainees faced restricted legal access, dropped calls, lack of writing materials, and coercion to sign removal papers at the Everglades facility, citing constitutional violations.
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West Palm Beach man seeking answers as cousin faces harsh conditions at Alligator Alcatraz
A West Palm Beach man is seeking answers after learning his cousin was taken to the controversial Alligator Alcatraz detention facility, where he says the detainee is facing harsh cold weather conditions.Melbi Morales said his cousin, 22-year-old Jose Luis Perez Bravo, was taken to the facility days after he was pulled over and arrested. Morales said Bravo is describing conditions there as "miserable."PREVIOUS COVERAGE: FHP trooper under review …
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Sioux City JournalEx-detainees tell of no access to legal help
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Two former detainees at an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz" testified Wednesday that they could be punished for trying to get an attorney.
Ex-detainees: Alligator Alcatraz punished efforts to get aid
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Two former detainees at an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz" testified Wednesday that they could be punished for seeking legal advice and had to write down phone numbers for attorneys on walls and beds using soap because they had no access to pen and paper.
Sworn court testimony reveals conditions at hastily assembled Alligator Alcatraz
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Two people detained at Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention facility testified in federal court Wednesday to having to write lawyers’ phone numbers on their bunks and walls using bars of soap after being ...
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