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  "id": 7369008,
  "title": "Alligator Alcatraz held detainees in cages the size of phone booths, DHS watchdog says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/alligator-alcatraz-held-detainees-in-cages-the-size-of-phone-booths",
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  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T17:43:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/14/alligator-alcatraz-immigration-jail-cages-report"
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  "summary": "Office of inspector general’s report says practice at Florida immigration jail is not aligned with ‘humane treatment’ Before the facility was shuttered , detainees at Florida ’s “Alligator Alcatraz” federal immigration jail were frequently locked in outside metal cages no bigger than a phone booth, according to a damning government watchdog report that said the practice “does not align with…",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Immigrants held in small outdoor cages at 'Alligator Alcatraz' in Florida, investigators find",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/immigrants-held-in-small-outdoor-cages-at-alligator-alcatraz-in",
        "published": "2026-09-14T16:48:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ confined migrants in 'small metal enclosures': DHS internal watchdog",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/floridas-alligator-alcatraz-confined-migrants-in-small-metal",
        "published": "2026-09-14T18:24:20.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees were held in small metal cages, federal report says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/alligator-alcatraz-detainees-were-held-in-small-metal-cages-federal",
        "published": "2026-09-14T21:27:20.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Alligator Alcatraz had cramped conditions, \"small metal enclosures,\" watchdog finds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/alligator-alcatraz-had-cramped-conditions-small-metal-enclosures",
        "published": "2026-09-14T22:10:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "'Alligator Alcatraz' detainees held in metal cages the size of phone booths, report says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/alligator-alcatraz-detainees-held-in-metal-cages-the-size-of-phone",
        "published": "2026-09-14T22:27:48.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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