Kristi Noem Promises Cameras at Alligator Alcatraz Will Prove Conditions Are Better Than Migrants Faced Under Biden

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary said camera footage will prove the Everglades Detention Center is treating detainees humanely, despite reports from lawmakers and media outlets suggesting otherwise. (Credit: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP/X)

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem claimed cameras brought into the Everglades Detention Center, nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz" by the Trump administration, will show that conditions at the facility are better than what migrants faced under former President Biden.

During her appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday, Noem, who toured the state-run facility ahead of its July 1 opening, pushed back against claims from Florida lawmakers that detainees are being held in "inhumane" conditions. The criticism followed Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz's report that 30 people were confined to a single "jail cell," forced to drink water and brush their teeth using the same area designated for using the bathroom.