OSV News – A Central American nonprofit center in Florida reports one of its client family members – despite having an active asylum claim and no criminal record – was recently detained on his way to work and sent to Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz." The migrant detention facility, known for its deliberate placement within the inhospitable…...
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People attend a vigil in support of immigration detainees at the entrance of "Alligator Alcatraz" Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, detention center at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Fla., Aug. 10, 2025. ICE detentions at "Alligator Alcatraz" are splitting up vulnerable families, nonprofit says; the facility faces two court challenges, while ICE plans a second Florida facility dubbed "Deportation Depot" and one in Indiana being called "Speedway Slammer." (OSV New/Marco Bello, Reuters) (Marco Bello)
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