The Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday that all immigrants detained at an isolated ICE jail in the Florida Everglades, known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” have been transferred to other facilities across the U.S. ahead of the approaching hurricane season. DHS did not say whether the embattled ICE jail would be closed. Advocates warn those transferred from the jail have been disappeared, with their whereabouts unknown to family members. People detained at the Everglades ICE jail have described egregious abuses, including the denial of medical care and being placed in a 2×2-foot cage-like structure as punishment, according to Amnesty International.
Advocates Say Jailed Immigrants “Disappeared” After Transfer from “Alligator Alcatraz”
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