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What's happening inside Alligator Alcatraz as a judge halts construction -- for now

By Jasmine Garsd
Published August 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM CDT

Civil rights lawyers say many migrant detainees in Florida's so-called "Alligator Alcatraz" are being barred from meeting regularly with attorneys and being held in poor conditions inside the hastily constructed detention facility run by the state of Florida.

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Jasmine Garsd
Jasmine Garsd is an Argentine-American journalist living in New York. She is currently NPR's Criminal Justice correspondent and the host of The Last Cup. She started her career as the co-host of Alt.Latino, an NPR show about Latin music. Throughout her reporting career she's focused extensively on women's issues and immigrant communities in America. She's currently writing a book of stories about women she's met throughout her travels.
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