Legislation titled the "No Cages in the Everglades Act" seeks to ban the operation of the Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention center. Led by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement from operating or funding this facility or any similar ones adjacent to the Everglades ecosystem. The legislation aims to increase transparency and oversight of immigration detention centers across the nation. Criticism arises from environmental advocates and human rights groups, denouncing the facility for its inhumane treatment of detainees and negative ecological impact.
"Trump and Ron DeSantis have exploited legal ambiguity around this Everglades internment camp to avoid any scrutiny of abuses there. Our bill would shut down this atrocity, strengthen oversight of detention facilities nationwide, and mandate public reporting on costs, conditions, and the treatment of detainees, as well as report on any harms to the environment and nearby tribal lands."
"The bill aims to ban the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement from operating or funding the detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz, or any other immigration detention facility located within or adjacent to the Everglades ecosystem."
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