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Out of Sight in North Florida: Life Inside Deportation Depot

Last month, I wrote about a DHS inspector general report that revealed alarming conditions inside Alligator Alcatraz, an immigrant detention center opened last summer in the Everglades that held up to 1,500 people. Among the worst violations was the use of metal cages as “calming areas” where detainees were often held, the report stated. As […]

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