A federal judge ruled on Friday that officials at Florida’s state-run immigration jail, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz”, must give attorneys better access to their detained clients. They claimed the government was blocking attorneys from visiting and providing legal help to detained immigrants inside the detention facility. But before they were able to meet, the detained immigrants were transferred to another facility “immediately” before the legal visits. The federal judge on Friday ordered officials overseeing the remote jail to publish policies allowing attorneys to visit their clients. According to the records, ICE has a limited role with the facility, but federal officials with the agency are “there every day” at the facility.

Source: The Guardian March 29, 2026 00:04 UTC