Florida, Alcatraz and Presidency of Donald Trump
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It’s not a detention facility that is going to be up to par with the requirements necessarily, so yeah, it’s horrible,” his attorney said. “Never in a million years did I think our client would
The narrative is that only violent criminals are being sent to Alligator Alcatraz,” attorney Phillip Arroyo said. “We don’t know why [he was sent there] because he has legal status.”
The joke's on anyone who is disturbed enough to want a tour of Florida's new horror show. The Trump administration recently launched “ Alligator Alcatraz, ” a migrant detention center based in Florida whose name references the region’s native population of scaly reptilians.
The mocking of immigrant detainees harks back to “the worst parts of our history” when similar jokes and tropes, such as “gator bait,” were used to dehumanize Black people and desensitize people to the harm and violence inflicted upon them, says ACLU Florida Executive Director Bacardi Jackson.
A Cuban musician who says he's a lawful permanent resident detailed inhumane and unsanitary conditions at "Alligator Alcatraz."
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The joke's on anyone who is disturbed enough to want a tour of Florida's new horror show.
Immigrants at Florida’s Everglades detention center speak out about ‘abusive’ treatment, one week after its opening