# IG report: ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees were confined to small metal enclosures

https://mins.news/en/video/59766

- ABC News, 2026-09-15 18:09 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_wW3mf5FTM

> The Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general found that some migrant detainees at “Alligator Alcatraz” were confined in small metal enclosures that posed “significant risks” to their health.

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