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Podcast: The Documentary Podcast
Episode: Suing 'Alligator Alcatraz': Immigration in the US
Description: President Trump has called illegal immigration an āinvasionā and what's followed is a huge rise in the arrest and detention of migrants. Some have ended up in āAlligator Alcatrazā - an immigration detention centre that was speedily constructed in June, deep in the Florida swampland. It has become a focal point for debates around immigration. Outside its gates, some take proud selfies with the āAlligator Alcatrazā sign; others protest, following reports of poor conditions inside.āAlligator Alcatrazā is now subject to a number of lawsuits. Immigration attorneys say they havenāt been granted proper access to clients inside; environmen...