‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detainees Decry Conditions

The Florida holding center for illegal aliens has come under fire from detainees who have spoken out about the facilities’ poor conditions, Newsweek reported.

The newly renovated detention center for illegal migrants has been nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz” due to its isolated location within the Florida Everglades. Attorneys and relatives of those held in the 17,000-acre Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport detailed the physical and mental anguish endured by those in facility.

Attorney Phillip Arroyo said his client was denied medical care after falling ill, despite being a longtime U.S. resident and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient.

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