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#Alligator Alcatraz

A nickname for detention facilities in remote, dangerous locations where immigrants are held in extreme conditions. Incidents document the use of such facilities as instruments of deterrence through suffering.

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Updated March 25, 2026 Deportation to Torture
War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Ongoing

Torture and Enforced Disappearances at 'Alligator Alcatraz' and Krome Detention Centers

Florida immigration detention centers are sites of documented torture including a punitive cage device, prolonged solitary confinement, unsanitary conditions, and enforced disappearances facilitated by the absence of any tracking system. At least six people died in Florida ICE facilities since October 2024.

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