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ICE Under Fire: Teen Detainee’s Out-of-State Transfer Sparks Controversy, Calls for Reform

ICE Under Fire: Teen Detainee’s Out-of-State Transfer Sparks Controversy, Calls for Reform

ICE Under Fire: Teen Detainee’s Out-of-State Transfer Sparks Controversy, Calls for Reform A Los Angeles teen, Benjamin Guerrero-Cruz, was controversially transferred to an out-of-state ICE detention center without his family’s knowledge, sparking outrage and renewed calls for immigration reform. Guerrero-Cruz, an 18-year-old Reseda Charter High School student, was initially detained by immigration agents on August 8 while walking his dog in Van Nuys. His family was shocked to learn this week that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had moved him from…

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Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Under Fire: Detainees Allege Inhumane Conditions and Abuse

Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Under Fire: Detainees Allege Inhumane Conditions and Abuse

Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Under Fire: Detainees Allege Inhumane Conditions and Abuse Florida’s recently established migrant detention center, controversially dubbed ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ by former President Trump and Governor Ron DeSantis, is facing intense scrutiny over allegations of inhumane treatment and substandard conditions. The remote Everglades facility, which commenced its first deportation flights late last month, was swiftly erected by Governor DeSantis as a punitive measure to deter illegal immigration. Detainees within the hastily constructed tent facility, designed to hold up to…

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