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flag Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" detention center faces severe conditions, sparking debate on immigrant detention.

A temporary migrant detention center in Florida's Everglades, nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz," faces severe logistical issues, including sewage backups, limited water supply, and swarming mosquitoes. The $450 million facility has been criticized for inhumane conditions, with some detainees lacking access to legal representation. Despite these issues, the center is seen by some as a model for expanding immigrant detention capacity nationwide, while critics call it a costly and inhumane facility.

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