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Florida Everglades detention center accused of punishing detainees seeking legal help

Headline from WMUR, from the development of Jan 28, 2026

Newest development Jan 29, 2026 · 3 reportsDetainees at Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' Say They Were Punished for Seeking Legal Help

Former detainees testify about conditions at a Florida immigration detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz"

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    Florida Everglades detention center accused of punishing detainees seeking legal help

    Headline from WMUR ·

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    Detainees at Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' Say They Were Punished for Seeking Legal Help

    Headline from Military.com ·

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  1. MyNorthwest

    Detainees to testify about legal access at 'Alligator Alcatraz' (opens MyNorthwest)

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    FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Former detainees planned to testify Wednesday about conditions at an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as

  2. WMUR

    Florida Everglades detention center accused of punishing detainees seeking legal help (opens WMUR)

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    Former detainees testify about conditions at a Florida immigration detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz"

  3. Military.com

    Detainees at Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' Say They Were Punished for Seeking Legal Help (opens Military.com)

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    Two former detainees at a Florida immigration center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” testified they faced punishment for seeking legal advice.

  4. CBS News

    Punished for legal help, former "Alligator Alcatraz" detainees say they had to use soap to write attorneys (opens CBS News)

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    The two former detainees also testified that they were forced to sign documents to be deported without speaking to their attorneys first.

  5. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Ex-detainees: Alligator Alcatraz punished efforts to get aid (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Two former detainees at an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz" testified Wednesday that they could be punished for seeking legal advice and had to write down phone numbers for attorneys on walls and beds using soap because they had…

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