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July 14, 2025

Dems Slam Inhumane Conditions at Everglades "Internment Camp" Known as "Alligator Alcatraz"
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In more immigration news, Democratic lawmakers blasted the horrific
conditions in Florida's new immigration detention jail in the
Everglades, known as "Alligator Alcatraz," after visiting the facility
on Saturday. This is Florida Congressmember Maxwell Frost.

Rep. Maxwell Frost: "Hey, everybody. I just left the Everglades
internment camp, the Everglades detention facility for immigrants, and
I've got to tell you that the conditions are horrible. These are people
being caged, 32 people per cage, only three toilets for a group of 32
grown men. And where they drink water is from the toilet. It's only a
spigot that comes from the toilet, and that's where you also drink
water. … And, you know, they didn't let us walk fully in. They opened
the door and let us look in, and people were yelling at us, 'Help me!
Help me!' I heard somebody in the back yell, 'I'm a U.S. citizen!' We're
going to look into that."

The Miami Herald found hundreds of detainees at the Everglades
immigration prison have no criminal records or charges, contradicting
claims by the Trump administration.


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