Escalation: Detainee Transfers Accelerate at Alligator
Transfers out of Alligator Alcatraz have accelerated. In the past week, eight flights ran between the Dade-Collier airstrip and Alexandria, Louisiana, each with roughly 50 seats. Some detainees are being moved in less than a week.
The relocations are not limited to Louisiana. About 40 people were sent to California earlier in May. At least one transfer occurred without notice to the person’s lawyer.
Alligator Alcatraz held 1,383 detainees in April. The stepped-up flights are emptying the Everglades site into other detention centers within days.
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