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DHS report: Alligator Alcatraz detainees were kept in phone booth-sized outdoor cages

Marcus Chen

Managing Editor · Monday, September 14, 2026 at 3:57 PM

DHS report: Alligator Alcatraz detainees were kept in phone booth-sized outdoor cages — WFLA Statewide, Bonita Springs Community news — Image: WFLA Statewide

A new report from the Department of Homeland Security's Inspector General found that some immigration detainees at the now-shuttered Alligator Alcatraz facility were confined to outdoor cages just slightly larger than phone booths for more than an hour at a time.

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