Wife of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainee describes conditions inside

In an emotional conversation with WPTV, a Palm Beach County woman described her family’s struggle while her husband is detained at Alligator Alcatraz.

The immigration detention center in the middle of the Florida Everglades has been an epicenter for controversy since it opened roughly a month ago with eight days’ notice.

Wife of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainee describes conditions inside

“What we’re going through, I don’t wish on anyone,” the woman said in her native Spanish. “I hope no family has to go through what we are going through.”

She spoke with WPTV on the condition that her and her husband’s names not be disclosed. She’s worried about retaliation from immigration authorities…

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