Nearly 80 immigrant detainees who were held at Florida’s makeshift detention center, known as Alligator Alcatraz, were briefly held in small metal enclosures for “periods ranging from several minutes to nearly 2 hours,” according to a federal watchdog report. CNN’s Priscilla Alvarez reports.
DeSantis defended the use of the detention center, stating the facility had been inspected and defended the state’s immigration enforcement tactics. He also claimed only illegal migrants with "serious issues" were detained there.
The Florida facility, which was slated to cost $450 million annually, closed in June after less than a year of operation.
Many noncitizens need immigration records the government has to prove their legal stay and resist deportation. The government is redacting and withholding those documents, lawyers say.
The Florida facility’s staff referred to the enclosures as “calming areas.” Investigators said their use violated federal standards and did not align with “standards for humane treatment.”
As a result of Hochul's pardon, Mariano is no longer deportable. Solicitor General John Sauer agreed Friday that the case in now moot, but he said the Trump administration will seek an "alternative vehicle" to challenge the lower court's ruling.
ICE officials arrested more than 145,000 illegal migrants over the past three months alone, with the majority of arrests occurring at airports, courthouses and ICE check-ins.
In 2018, Judge Shelly Joseph was accused of colluding with the illegal immigrant's attorney and a court officer to allow him to escape out a back door of the courthouse following a hearing on charges including drug possession.
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has deported over 2,000 terrorists and suspected terrorists since President Donald J. Trump returned to office, according to new data.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested over 2,100 terrorists and suspected terrorists under the second Trump administration, with a similar number deported over the course of the year. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: According to data released by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), between January 20, 2025, and September 9, 2026, ICE arrested more than 2,150 foreign nationals suspected of terrorism. The data also revealed that 2,015 were deported during that period. This follows data showing that the agency made a record 50,925 arrests last month. This constituted the highest monthly total in ICE’s history, and followed two consecutive months of ICE making a record-breaking number of arrests. “The…Open