The Everglades Detention Facility, also known as “Alligator Alcatraz”, opened in July 2025 as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to expand the reach of its mass deportation machine by partnering with state and local authorities. Within weeks of its opening, there have been reports of unsanitary conditions – including overflowing toilets and no working showers- lack of medical care, and minimal access to lawyers. The only answer is for the facility to be shut down and for US authorities to dismantle the mass detention and deportation machine.