"In reality, we don't even know the full extent of cruel treatment. Immigrants regularly just disappear off of the government databases, as more than 1,000 have apparently done in the weeks since Florida's Alligator Alcatraz began shutting down. The ACLU has termed facilities such as Alligator Alcatraz "black holes," and has alleged that detainees' family members and lawyers cannot locate them."
"Members of Team Trump frequently argue that in sending migrants to detention centers that increasingly resemble concentration camps they are simply doling out the brutal treatment that the bad guys so clearly merit and deterring others who would dare to dream that this is a country in which they could park their hopes. Homan-the ethically challenged border czar alleged to have accepted bags of cash prior to the 2024 election-has cavalierly dismissed claims of overly harsh conditions as " a bunch of crap.""
A powerful, AI-enhanced deportation system driven by Trump allies is being used to detain and remove migrants under the claim of targeting dangerous individuals. Public rhetoric celebrates lockdowns and blames globalist immigration while detention centers grow harsher and increasingly resemble concentration camps. Thousands of migrants have disappeared from government records as facilities like Florida's Alligator Alcatraz shut down, prompting ACLU warnings that families and lawyers cannot locate detainees. Many of the missing are likely illegally deported, and federal agencies appear unwilling to search. Violent incidents at facilities have left detainees dead amid political deflection and denial.
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