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Alligator Alcatraz Cages Exposed | Yakima News
A federal watchdog report exposed shocking conditions at “Alligator Alcatraz,” a temporary immigrant detention center in Florida where nearly 80 detainees were confined for hours in tiny metal cages—officially called “calming areas.” Built hastily on an airport runway during the Trump administration and visited by former President Trump, the facility drew immediate condemnation from lawmakers and rights groups over sweltering heat, poor food, and overcrowding. Despite state officials defending the cages as meeting federal standards and even suggesting they’d shrink them if possible, the…
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