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Hundreds of 'Alligator Alcatraz' detainees don't have criminal records

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Trump said the camp would hold "the most vicious people on the planet," but a list obtained by the Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Tribune says otherwise.

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  1. Latin Times

    Ex-Trump Prison Official Questions 'Alligator Alcatraz' Design: 'Not How We Would Run a Facility' (opens Latin Times)

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    Former prison officials and attorneys questioned and even condemned the Trump administration's new immigrant detention facility in the Florida Everglades.

  2. Fox News

    Florida officials reveal criminal backgrounds of migrants held at 'Alligator Alcatraz' (opens Fox News)

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    Florida officials reveal serious criminal backgrounds of detainees at Alligator Alcatraz facility, including those convicted of murder, sexual assault and gang activity. The facility has garnered a mix of praise and criticism.

  3. Reason

    Hundreds of 'Alligator Alcatraz' detainees don't have criminal records (opens Reason)

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    Trump said the camp would hold "the most vicious people on the planet," but a list obtained by the Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Tribune says otherwise.

  4. Rolling Stone

    Trump Said 'Alligator Alcatraz' Would Hold 'Menacing Migrants.' Most Don't Have Criminal Convictions (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Although Donald Trump promised the Florida immigration detention center would hold "the most vicious people," many haven't been convicted of a crime.

  5. Latin Times

    Only 1 in 3 Detainees in 'Alligator Alcatraz' Have Criminal Record Despite Trump's Claims That It Holds 'The Most Menacing Migrants' (opens Latin Times)

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    Records reviewed by the Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times show that just one in every three detainees at the detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" have a criminal conviction in the United States.

  6. The Guardian

    Hundreds of detainees with no criminal charges sent to Trump’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ (opens The Guardian)

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    Authorities have refused to release list of people sent there as Democratic lawmakers decry ‘inhumane’ conditions

  7. The New Republic

    Damning Report Reveals Who’s Really Being Held at Alligator Alcatraz (opens The New Republic)

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    Hundreds of prisoners have no criminal charges at all.