Politics Aug 13 Environmental concerns could halt construction at 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center By David Fischer, Associated Press
Politics Jul 17 Gov. DeSantis blindsided Florida county officials with 'Alligator Alcatraz' plans, emails show Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration left many local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center that rose from an isolated airstrip in the Everglades, emails obtained by The Associated Press show, while relying on an executive order to… By Kate Payne, Associated Press
Nation Jul 13 Watch 4:46 A look at the controversy around 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center This weekend, lawmakers got their first look inside “Alligator Alcatraz,” the makeshift immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., called the conditions “disturbing and vile,” a description Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem challenged. John Yang… By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Claire Mufson
Politics Jul 01 WATCH: Trump speaks after visit to migrant detention facility in Florida Everglades President Donald Trump on Tuesday toured a new immigration detention center surrounded by alligator-filled swamps in the Florida Everglades, suggesting it could be a model for future lockups nationwide as his administration races to expand the infrastructure necessary for increasing… By Adriana Gomez Licon, Will Weissert, Associated Press
World Sep 19 UK inquiry finds migrants awaiting deportation are kept 'in prison-like' conditions at a detention center Inquiry chairwoman Kate Eves said migrants suffered "shocking treatment" at the Brook House Immigration Removal Center near Gatwick Airport, south of London. By Associated Press
May 20 U.S. ends use of 2 immigration jails accused of mistreatment By Ben Fox, Associated Press A detention facility in Georgia where women claim they were subjected to unwanted medical procedures and a Massachusetts jail that has drawn complaints of inhumane conditions will no longer be used to detain immigrants, the Biden administration said Thursday. Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch 4:51 News Wrap: Breonna Taylor's family demands grand jury transcripts In our news wrap Friday, Breonna Taylor’s family demanded Louisville officials release transcripts from grand jury proceedings over whether to charge police in her death. Kentucky’s attorney general said officers had acted in self-defense, after Taylor’s boyfriend fired first. Also,… Continue watching
Sep 15 Democrats to investigate forced surgery claims at Georgia detention center By Elliot Spagat, Jeff Amy, Associated Press In a complaint filed Monday, a nurse alleges that the Irwin County Detention Center performed questionable hysterectomies, refused to test detainees for COVID-19 and shredded medical records. Continue reading
Jul 16 Judge delays deadline to free detained migrant children By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee in Los Angeles on Thursday granted a request for a 10-day extension to release children held in family detention centers longer than 20 days. In her ruling last month setting the Friday deadline, Gee said… Continue reading
May 07 Advocates warn of more immigrant deaths without ICE action By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press Lawyers and immigrant advocates are warning that more people will die of the coronavirus in U.S. immigration custody unless the Trump administration improves conditions and release more detainees. Continue reading