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Tuesday, October 21, 2025

DHS Debunks Alligator Alcatraz Hoaxes - Homeland Security (.gov)

The media is desperate for allegations of inhumane conditions at this facility to be true, so they can slow down President Trump’s partnerships with States to turbocharge efforts to remove the worst of the worst

“Nearly every single day, my office responds to media questions on FALSE allegations about Alligator Alcatraz. The media is clearly desperate for these allegations of inhumane conditions at this facility to be true,” said Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. “No feces are overflowing from toilets. Just like no one has died. Incinerators are not being used for nefarious purposes. These types of smears are directly contributing to our ICE officers facing a 1000% increase in assaults against them. Here are the facts: Alligator Alcatraz does meet federal detention standards. All detainee facilities are clean. Any allegations of inhumane conditions are FALSE. When will the media stop peddling hoaxes about illegal alien detention centers and start focusing on American victims of illegal alien crime?"

CLAIM: Detainees have died at Alligator Alcatraz.

REALITY: No one has died.

CLAIM: Incinerators are being used for nefarious purposes.

REALITY: FALSE. Beyond disgusting: From comparisons to the modern-day Nazi Gestapo to now implying incinerators are being used at Alligator Alcatraz for nefarious purposes, the vilification of ICE must stop

CLAIM: Detainee Luis Manuel Rivas Velasquez became unconscious and needed CPR.

REALITY: Luis Manuel Rivas Velasquez, a criminal illegal...



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