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Lawmakers Tour Controversial Alligator Alcatraz Detention Center in Florida

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Source: Miami Herald
Lawmakers Tour Controversial Alligator Alcatraz Detention Center in Florida
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Hundreds of detainees at Alligator Alcatraz, a Florida detention facility, include over 250 individuals with only immigration violations and no criminal charges, raising concerns about the targeting of law-abiding immigrants in deportation efforts, despite official claims that the facility houses only the most dangerous criminals.

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  1. Exclusive: Hundreds at Alligator Alcatraz have no criminal charges, Miami Herald learns  Miami Herald
  2. Florida lawmakers allowed into ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ say detainees packed into cages  CNN
  3. Lawmakers tour Florida’s new detention center in the Everglades  The Washington Post
  4. Republicans and Democrats visited ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ for the first time. Here’s what they saw.  Politico
  5. Florida officials deny accusations of inhumane conditions at Alligator Alcatraz  CBS News

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