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Secretary Kristi Noem said she is engaged in ongoing discussions with five states to establish migrant detention facilities modeled after Florida’s ”Alligator Alcatraz”. At a press conference yesterday,
US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem sits before President Donald Trump arrives to speak at the Hill Country Youth Event Center during a tour of Kerrville, Texas, to observe flood damage on July 11. (AP)
The massive piece of legislation to which President Donald Trump has just attached his legacy allocates $170 billion for immigration and border enforcement over the next four years—including $45 billion to expand the detention of immigrants to fulfill his campaign promise of mass deportations.
Data shows a dramatic increase in immigrant detention since President Donald Trump took office in January. The most dramatic increase has been for people without criminal records.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski criticized the remote location of the detention site called "Alligator Alcatraz" and the rhetoric surrounding it.
They want Gov. Ron DeSantis “to provide immediate, unannounced access” to the remote facility, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”
Migrant workers from Bengal recount harrowing experiences in Odisha's makeshift detention camps, alleging harassment and demands for citizenship proof dating back to 1971. Despite providing EPICs, Aadhaar,
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Latin Times on MSNICE Could Be Sending Migrants To Overcrowded Detention Centers To Benefit Private Operators, Report SuggestsA new report has found that, despite having a national detention capacity far exceeding its current detainee population, ICE has continuously transferred individuals far from their initial booking loc