Florida Detention Center: Horrible Conditions, Congressman Says | JQJO

Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) denounced the "horrible" conditions at Florida's new immigrant detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz." After being initially denied access, Frost toured the facility and reported overcrowding (32 people per cage), unsanitary conditions (water from toilet spigots), and detainees yelling for help. He described the situation as an "internment camp," noting the majority of detainees lacked criminal convictions. Frost criticized the Trump administration's policy of denying bond hearings to undocumented immigrants, calling it a perversion of the law aimed at mass incarceration and ethnic cleansing.