Leamsy Izquierdo and others at the Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention facility reported severe inhumane conditions, including inadequate food, lack of hygiene, and denial of medical and religious rights. Izquierdo mentioned being without water for four days and described infested food being served only once daily. Unidentified detainees characterized the conditions as torture, expressing confusion over their detention despite having residency documents. Officials have denied these allegations without specific responses, while Izquierdo was previously held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center before his transfer to the detention facility in the Everglades.
We've been here at Alcatraz since Friday. There's over 400 people here. There's no water to take a bath, it's been four days since I've taken a bath.
They only brought a meal once a day and it had maggots. They never take off the lights for 24 hours. The mosquitoes are as big as elephants.
We're like rats in an experiment. I don't know their motive for doing this, if it's a form of torture. A lot of us have our residency documents and we don't understand why we're here.
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