Alligator Alcatraz held detainees in cages the size of phone booths, DHS watchdog says
Small cages that were used in the ICE detention facility in Ochopee, Florida. Photograph: OIG/DHSView image in fullscreenSmall cages that were used in the ICE detention facility in Ochopee, Florida. Inspectors noted that there were locking mechanisms on the cages.“Use of these small metal enclosures for any reason is unprecedented among ICE facilities inspected by OIG,” the report said.
- ▪Small cages that were used in the ICE detention facility in Ochopee, Florida.
- ▪Photograph: OIG/DHSView image in fullscreenSmall cages that were used in the ICE detention facility in Ochopee, Florida.
- ▪Inspectors noted that there were locking mechanisms on the cages.“Use of these small metal enclosures for any reason is unprecedented among ICE facilities inspected by OIG,” the report said.
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Small cages that were used in the ICE detention facility in Ochopee, Florida. Photograph: OIG/DHSView image in fullscreenSmall cages that were used in the ICE detention facility in Ochopee, Florida. Photograph: OIG/DHSUS immigrationAlligator Alcatraz held detainees in cages the size of phone booths, DHS watchdog saysOffice of inspector general’s report says practice at Florida immigration jail is not aligned with ‘humane treatment’Richard Luscombe in MiamiMon 14 Sep 2026 13.43 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleBefore 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…
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