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ICE Reportedly Force-Fed Hunger-Striking Detainee for Months in Case Doctor Calls 'Torture'

Court records reveal how an Afghan hunger striker was repeatedly force-fed in ICE custody for nearly six months as a doctor condemned the practice as 'torture'.

International Business Times UK · Aug 9

‘What they’re doing qualifies as torture’: new details of ICE force-feeding revealed

Exclusive: cases of Afghan man, Ukrainian man and Saudi woman show repeated nasogastric tube insertions and lack of legal representation

The Guardian - US · Aug 5

All detainees from immigration facility 'Alligator Alcatraz' have been transferred, DHS says

Detainees at an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” have been transferred to other facilities, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said, citing concerns related to the hurricane season

The Independent UK · Jun 17

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A Florida Detention Center Was the Harshest in the Country. Then ICE Stopped Tracking Details on Use of Force.

Leaked reports showed troubling uses of force and restraint chairs at the Krome North Service Processing Center—until the details disappeared.

Reason · May 22

Reports of Abuse Pour Out of Federal Immigration Detention Centers

Deaths in ICE detention have hit a two-decade high, and allegations of medical neglect and poor conditions continue to surge.

Reason · Apr 22

'Alligator Alcatraz' Detainees Say in New Lawsuit They're Being Denied Access to Their Attorneys

The lawsuit says attorneys have been repeatedly turned away from the detention camp and had virtual meetings mysteriously canceled.

Reason · Jul 17, 2025

Lawyers and Families Report Squalid Conditions and Lack of Legal Access at Alligator Alcatraz

Numerous accounts of lack of showers, overflowing toilets, and inability to meet with lawyers are emerging from the detention center in the middle of the Everglades.

Reason · Jul 16, 2025

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Detainees describe worms in food, sewage near beds inside 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Worms in the food

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025

Overcrowding and Dysfunction Produced a Quiet Riot at a Miami Federal Prison Holding ICE Detainees

Half the elevators at Federal Detention Center Miami are broken. Immigrant detainees are kept on lockdown, and lawyers can barely reach their clients.

Reason · May 27, 2025

Ron DeSantis’s next chapter in book bans backlash? Blame someone else

The Florida governor has blamed the chaos over legislation he signed on teachers, librarians, political rivals – and now school principals

The Guardian - US · Mar 12, 2024

Florida school district pulls dictionaries for ‘sexual conduct’ descriptions

Officials say materials – including encyclopedias and other books – violate state law signed by Governor Ron DeSantis

The Guardian - US · Jan 11, 2024

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