Immigrant Advocates Condemn “Alligator Alcatraz” as Black Site Amid Detainee Disappearances
A recent report reveals that over 1,000 detainees at Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz, a state-run immigrant internment camp, are unaccounted for, raising concerns about their whereabouts. The Miami Herald found two-thirds of detainees from July rosters were untraceable, with many not listed on the ICE Online Detainee Locator System and others having no location information. Immigrant rights groups are accusing the state of “administratively disappearing” detainees, as families and attorneys struggle to locate them, and some are even being deported before scheduled hearings. This has led to accusations that the camp is operating as an “extrajudicial black site,” exacerbating already troubling conditions within the facility.
John Q. Hosedrinker