US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is moving detainees out of the “Alligator Alcatraz” soft-sided detention facility in Florida’s Everglades, according to multiple reports. CBS News says an ICE spokesperson links the transfers to safety concerns related to hurricane season. Mint reports that ICE transfers detainees to other locations as the facility is likely to be shut down. The Guardian adds that ICE officials do not specify how many people have been moved or where they are being relocated. The detention center, which has been widely criticized since opening last year, is located in a remote area and has faced scrutiny over conditions. It has also been discussed publicly in connection with expectations that the facility would close. Across the sources, the central points are that ICE initiates relocations from the “Alligator Alcatraz” site, that the agency cites safety and/or closure-related reasons, and that details such as detainee counts and destinations are not provided in the reporting.
ICE transfers detainees out of Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” amid expected closure
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is moving detainees out of the “Alligator Alcatraz” soft-sided detention facility in Florida’s Everglades, according to multiple reports. CBS News says an...
- ICE relocates detainees from Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” detention facility in the Everglades.
- ICE cites hurricane-season safety concerns as one reason for the moves.
- Other reporting says the facility is likely to be closed.
- ICE does not provide the number of detainees moved or their specific new locations in available accounts.
- The “Alligator Alcatraz” facility is a soft-sided detention center widely criticized for its conditions.
ICE has moved detainees out of a controversial soft-sided detention center in the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz," a spokesperson said, citing safety concerns around hurricane season.
3 hours agoThe US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has reportedly transferred detainees from Florida's Alligator Alcatraz facility to elsewhere as the detention facility likely faces a shutdown.
5 hours agoOfficials decline to specify how many people have been moved from widely criticized Florida facility or where to Detainees from Florida’s notorious “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration jail have been relocated to other facilities, according to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).The detention facility in the remote Everglades, celebrated by Donald Trump for its harsh conditions, has been widely expected to close. It quickly attracted headlines for the brutal treatment of detainees after opening last year. Continue reading...
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