Politics● ElevatedSep 14 · Sep 14, 2026, 10:27 PM
'Alligator Alcatraz' detainees held in metal cages the size of phone booths, report says
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Le Monde [en] · North America
The report by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) found that between July 2025 and January 2026, 79 detainees were confined in the small enclosures for periods ranging from several minutes to nearly two hours.
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