A class-action lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges that people held at the immigrant-detention center dubbed Alligator Alcatraz are being prevented from having access to lawyers and “effectively have

Days after criticism from residents, an Ohio jail tried to create its own version of Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz."

Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz flooded almost immediately and conditions at the detention center aren’t improving. Guards and detainees alike report a lack of clean water, swarming mosquitos, rainwater leaks, and other “inhumane” conditions.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has officially filed a class-action lawsuit against President Donald Trump's administration over lack of access to legal counsel and violations of due process for people detained at Florida’s "Alligator Alcatraz.

A lawsuit claims detainees at Florida’s 'Alligator Alcatraz' are denied legal access, with no way to challenge their detention or contact attorneys.

“In most respects, ICE facilities operate with less consistent oversight and legal accountability than state or federal prisons or local jails,” Brinkley-Rubinstein said. “ICE detention facilities and people that run them tend to be much less transparent about their operations.”

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Alligator Alcatraz, the recently and hastily opened site in the Florida Everglades, has gained a starring role in America's immigration crackdown. The facility, which will house up to 5,000 in an area surrounded by swamp, pythons and alligators has drawn ...