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Court Order Shut Down Florida's Alligator Alcatraz Detention Facility in June 2026

Legal action resulted in the closure of the Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention center after reports of detainees held in small metal enclosures.

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Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention facility is shut down

Forbes ↗

DHS watchdog report reveals use of small outdoor cages for detainees

NBC News ↗

Details emerge about health risks and conditions in metal enclosures

ABCNews.com ↗

Media and public scrutiny intensifies over detention practices after report's release

Daily Mail ↗

Court order led to facility closure in June 2026

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  1. Former ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainee says he was placed in phone booth-sized cage for 15 hours
    NBC News

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  1. 79 'Alligator Alcatraz' Detainees Were Held In Small Metal Cages: Report
    NDTV News - World-news News

3 articles

  1. Gli USA di Trump hanno rinchiuso migranti in gabbie metalliche grandi come una cabina telefonica
    Fanpage
  2. Detainees at Trump’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ were held in small metal cages, federal report says
    Sydney Morning Herald
  3. ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ put detainees in metal cages labeled ‘calming areas’
    Sydney Morning Herald

11 articles

  1. Etats-Unis : des migrants enfermés dans des mini-cellules grillagées à l’« Alcatraz des alligators », rapporte le DHS
    Le Monde
  2. Alligator Alcatraz had cramped conditions, "small metal enclosures," watchdog finds
    CBS Top Stories
  3. 'Alligator Alcatraz' Held Detainees in Small Metal Cages, Inspector General Report Finds
    Reason
  4. Explosive report into Trump's now-closed 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention facility reveals small cage 'calming areas' and other deplorable conditions
    Daily Mail
  5. Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ confined migrants in ‘small metal enclosures’: DHS internal watchdog
    The Hill