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Dems Slam Inhumane Conditions at Everglades “Internment Camp” Known as “Alligator Alcatraz”

HeadlineJul 14, 2025

In more immigration news, Democratic lawmakers blasted the horrific conditions in Florida’s new immigration detention jail in the Everglades, known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” after visiting the facility on Saturday. This is Florida Congressmember Maxwell Frost.

Rep. Maxwell Frost: “Hey, everybody. I just left the Everglades internment camp, the Everglades detention facility for immigrants, and I’ve got to tell you that the conditions are horrible. These are people being caged, 32 people per cage, only three toilets for a group of 32 grown men. And where they drink water is from the toilet. It’s only a spigot that comes from the toilet, and that’s where you also drink water. … And, you know, they didn’t let us walk fully in. They opened the door and let us look in, and people were yelling at us, 'Help me! Help me!' I heard somebody in the back yell, ’I’m a U.S. citizen!’ We’re going to look into that.”

The Miami Herald found hundreds of detainees at the Everglades immigration prison have no criminal records or charges, contradicting claims by the Trump administration.

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