DHS finds detainees held in metal enclosures at Alligator Alcatraz; DeSantis defends facility

DHS finds detainees held in metal enclosures at Alligator Alcatraz; DeSantis defends facility
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A Department of Homeland Security inspector general report found serious health and safety failures at Florida's now-closed Everglades immigration detention center, including the use of small metal enclosures to hold detainees for nearly two hours. The findings emerged amid an unresolved fight over the $250 million in emergency spending

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