'Dark chapter': Alligator Alcatraz inmates unite to sue Trump admin
Source: Raw Story
July 17, 2025 11:35AM ET
Detainees at "Alligator Alcatraz" are suing the Trump administration for subjecting them to inhumane conditions at the prison without due process.
The class action suit, brought Wednesday with the help of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other immigrant rights groups, challenges the government's refusal to let detainees speak with lawyers and file legal documents needed to petition for their release.
Inmates in the Everglades detention facility have detailed horrific conditions, including crushing heat, incessant mosquito presence, tainted food, cramped conditions, and a lack of access to water and basic sanitation. After visiting the detention center over the weekend, some Democratic lawmakers described it as an "internment camp," where as many as 32 inmates apiece were crammed into small cages beneath a single tent.
The majority of the roughly 1,000 people detained there, according to the Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times, have not been convicted of criminal offenses, while over a third have not even been charged.
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/dark-chapter-alligator-alcatraz-inmates-unite-to-sue-trump-admin-over-horrors/
Link to ACLU PRESS RELEASE - Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Lack of Access to Counsel for People Held at Florida’s Notorious Everglades Immigration Detention Center
Link to SUIT (PDF viewer) - https://www.aclu.org/cases/c-m-v-kristi-noem?document=Complaint
Link to SUIT (PDF) - https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2025/07/01-FL-Complaint.pdf
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