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Watchdog finds detainees held in phonebooth-sized cages at Florida migrant facility

A watchdog report alleges that immigrants were held in phonebooth-sized cages at the Alligator Alcatraz detention facility to manage their emotions. The finding concerns conditions affecting a wider group of detainees.

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The alleged conditions raise serious human-rights and public-accountability concerns in immigration detention.

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  1. Alligator Alcatraz held immigrants in phonebooth-sized cages to 'manage their emotions,' watchdog finds ↗independent.co.uk · Recorded source date: Sep 14, 2026, 10:16 PM UTC
  2. 'Alligator Alcatraz' put detainees in metal cages, watchdog finds ↗wlky.com · Recorded source date: Sep 14, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC
  3. 'Alligator Alcatraz' put detainees in metal cages, watchdog finds ↗wcvb.com · Recorded source date: Sep 14, 2026, 11:16 PM UTC
  4. 'Alligator Alcatraz' put detainees in metal cages, watchdog finds ↗wmtw.com · Recorded source date: Sep 14, 2026, 11:47 PM UTC
  5. 'Alligator Alcatraz' put detainees in metal cages labeled 'calming areas,' watchdog finds | National Politics ↗wxow.com · Recorded source date: Sep 15, 2026, 5:02 AM UTC

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