DHS OIG Finding #1
Up to 115 min
Confinement in Small Outdoor Metal Enclosures
Immigrants detained at the Florida facility colloquially known as "Alligator Alcatraz" were isolated in outdoor metal cages for durations extending up to nearly two hours without ventilation or environmental shielding.
"A highly unusual and inhumane detention practice... unlike any observed at other ICE detention facilities."
DHS OIG Case Ledger
79 Detainees Confined
Systemic Use Between July 2025 & January 2026
Internal log reviews disclosed that 79 separate individuals were locked into the small metal enclosures. The computed average confinement was 59 minutes and 27 seconds, belying staff claims of brief "de-escalation."
"Facility staff referred to them as 'calming areas,' yet investigators found evidence of cage confinement utilized as punitive discipline."
ICE NDS Standard 2.1
18 sq ft vs 37 sq ft
Severe Space & Environmental Deficit
The enclosures provided approximately 18 sq ft of floor area—less than half the federal 37 sq ft minimum. Detainees were simultaneously exposed to southern Florida high-humidity temperatures and deprived of required recreation, water, and medical monitoring.