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Trump administration officials want “Alligator Alcatraz” to be a blueprint, but Democrats are pushing back on expansion.

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Mass immigration arrests have led to overcrowding in detention facilities, with reports of unsanitary and inhumane conditions. By Miriam Jordan and Jazmine Ulloa Far from public view, the toll of ...

Canadian officials are “urgently seeking more information” after a Canadian citizen died while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a detention center in Florida.