Since opening in the summer of 2025, the immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz" has drawn a growing number of complaints, lawsuits and criticism alleging abuse of detainees.
In one of the most recent cases, an attorney for two detainees said in a court declaration that guards beat and pepper-sprayed detainees after they complained about a lack of phone access on April 2.
