Alligator Alcatraz had cramped conditions, "small metal enclosures," watchdog finds

Alligator Alcatraz had cramped conditions, "small metal enclosures," watchdog finds.

DHS watchdog finds immigrants held at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in outdoor cages the size of phone booths

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