"It is a ritual that began in August, a month after the opening of the remote detention camp celebrated by Donald Trump for its harsh conditions, and hailed by Florida's Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, as a model for the president's aggressive detention and deportation agenda. The open air vigils continued, and grew in size, through the brutal heat and torrential rains of the south Florida summer."
"I've met Roxana, her husband is detained, she has a baby; Michelle, her father is detained, and she was there with her daughter, who's 14 or 15; there's Jeffrey, whose boyfriend was detained. We're all feeling the same way. There's no options, no due process, no actual legal process, nothing you can appeal, nothing you can fight. So if there's anything I learn, any resources or anything, I'm just sharing it with the other families, because at the end of the day we're all going through the same thing"
Convoys of protestors travel weekly to the remote Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention site in the Everglades to hold open-air vigils for those held inside. The vigils began in August after the camp opened amidst praise from Donald Trump and Florida governor Ron DeSantis for its harsh detention approach. Protestors continued and increased in number through extreme summer weather and after a federal order to close the camp was reversed on appeal. Families report alleged human rights abuses, violence and medical neglect, including denial of insulin to a detained diabetic. Participants share information and resources due to perceived lack of legal options or due process, and thousands more are expected to join over the holiday season.
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