Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees have no criminal history

Multiple detainees at Florida s Alligator Alcatraz detention center have no criminal record The Miami Herald obtained a list of over individuals who are either held or are en way to the camp in the Florida Everglades Of these more than detainees have immigration violations but do not have any criminal charges in the United States Florida Gov Ron DeSantis administration has not made any prior list available to the residents through the Florida Division of Emergency Management Only detainees on the list of people were searchable in the U S Immigration and Customs Enforcement s detainee locator per the outlet Related Lawsuit and protest intensify over Alligator Alcatraz in Everglades The facility surrounded by the swamps of the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area has drawn intense criticism from politicians lawyers and the community Detainees describe the facility as horrible and decry the camp s poor conditions and rotten food Trump administration leaders have called the personal accounts untrue President Donald Trump previously called the swampland detention center a processing area for particular of the most of vicious people on the planet and described prospective detainees as deranged psychopaths Florida Representative Mario Diaz-Balart who s district includes Ochopee could not be reached for comment at the time of writing Florida Junior Senator Ashley Moody likewise did not respond to an inquiry from Salon com Read more about American immigration Alligator Alcatraz American history from the dark side ICE is detaining a record number of immigrants Nearly half of them have no criminal record Cried every night ICE traumatizes a child with leukemia The post Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees have no criminal history appeared first on Salon com