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Pedro Camacho

New Allegations Emerge from 'Alligator Alcatraz' Including Extreme Temperatures, Lack of Access to Confidential Legal Calls

US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem attends a roundtable discussion after touring a migrant detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," located at the site of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Florida on July 1, 2025. (Credit: Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

New reports from detainees and their families at Florida's newly opened migrant detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," are describing troubling conditions inside the facility, including lack of access to confidential legal communication, insufficient hygiene resources, and scorching temperatures.

The Miami Herald noted that detainees inside the site located on a remote airstrip in Big Cypress National Preserve have been unable to make private phone calls to attorneys despite legal requirements for confidential legal access.

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