DHS watchdog finds inhumane conditions at 'Alligator Alcatraz'

In brief

A Department of Homeland Security Inspector General report found inhumane and unhygienic conditions at the now-closed Alligator Alcatraz facility in Florida.

The report detailed that dozens of detained migrants were held in 18-square-foot outdoor cages and 4x7 holding cells. Catholic leaders are responding to these findings regarding the treatment of immigrants at the facility.