Florida, Alcatraz and Alligator
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5don MSN
People held at the brand new Florida immigration detention center that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” say worms turn up in the food, toilets don’t flush and floors flood with fecal waste.
Dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” the massive tent detention complex built deep in the Florida Everglades can hold 3,000 and could be the template for other facilities in other states.
More than a week after state legislators were denied access to Alligator Alcatraz, federal and state lawmakers were finally given a supervised tour of the controversial facility used to house suspected undocumented immigrants.
13don MSN
Florida has converted an isolated airport in the Everglades into a massive immigration detention center called "Alligator Alcatraz."
Potentially torturous conditions for undocumented immigrants are being celebrated — and even monetized — by the Republican Party.