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‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detainees Were Held in Cages the Size of a Phone Booth

Inspectors found 79 detainees were held in phone booth-sized cages and documented failures in medical care, hygiene and legal access.

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This story was originally published by The Florida Trib. When federal investigators showed up unannounced at the sprawling pop-up prison in the Florida Everglades in January, they found something they had never seen at any other immigration detention center in the country: Detainees at “Alligator Alcatraz” were being held for up to nearly two hours […]
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This detention centre operated for one year in Florida, between early July 2025 and June 2026. Migrants were temporarily placed in mini-cells of the size of the

A surprise inspection of the Florida detention center found overcrowded dormitories, hygiene problems, and medical care failures.

·Portugal
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Internal report confirms mistreatment at the detention center known as 'Alcatraz dos Jacarés' in Florida.

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Immigrants were locked in barred cells the size of telephone booths in Florida - the rooms were called "Quiet Spaces".

·Budapest, Hungary
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Heti Világgazdaság broke the news in Hungary on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
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