DHS Inspectors Find Immigrants Held in Small Outdoor Cages at 'Alligator Alcatraz' Immigration Detention Center in Florida
DHS inspectors found the 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center in Florida violated basic standards for hygiene, medical care, food, and safety. The Office of Inspector General reported detainees were frequently locked in outside metal cages no bigger than a phone booth, which does not align with humane treatment standards. The findings were published on the DHS website, marking rare criticism of the Trump administration by one of its own agencies.
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DHS inspectors say they found the immigration-detention centre violated basic standards for hygiene, medical care, food and safety.
DHS inspectors say they found the immigration-detention centre violated basic standards for hygiene, medical care, food and safety.
Guardian provides additional details about the size of the cages and the report's criticism of the Trump administration.
Office of inspector general’s report says practice at Florida immigration jail is not aligned with ‘humane treatment’.
Before the facility was shuttered, detainees at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ federal immigration jail were frequently locked in outside metal cages no bigger than a phone booth, according to a damning government watchdog report that said the practice ‘does not align with standards for humane treatment’.
The findings from the office of the inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) were published on its website – and offer rare criticism of the Trump administration by one of its own agencies.
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Office of inspector general’s report says practice at Florida immigration jail is not aligned with ‘humane treatment’ Before the facility was shuttered, detainees at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” federal immigration jail were frequently locked in outside metal cages no bigger than a phone booth, according to a damning government watchdog report that said the practice “does not align with standards for humane treatment”. The findings from the office of the inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) were published on its website – and offer rare criticism of the Trump administration by one of its own agencies. Continue reading...
DHS inspectors say they found the immigration-detention centre violated basic standards for hygiene, medical care, food and safety.
DHS inspectors say they found the immigration-detention centre violated basic standards for hygiene, medical care, food and safety.