Overview
- Amnesty International’s new report accuses the Everglades facility and nearby Krome of torture and enforced disappearance and urges immediate closure.
- Investigators cited overcrowded tents and trailers, overflowing toilets, rationed water, intrusive cameras in private areas, and use of a two-by-two-foot outdoor metal “box” for punishment.
- DHS has publicly rejected the abuse allegations, saying the site meets federal detention standards and calling reports of inhumane conditions false.
- NBC Miami, using ICE data obtained by UC Berkeley’s Deportation Data Project, found only about 31% of detainees had final removal orders in late July, contradicting Governor Ron DeSantis’s statement.
- CBS highlighted the case of Alexis Rodriguez, a 59-year-old Cuban detainee who asked to be deported as his family reports worsening health and harsh living conditions at the site.