on Sep 16, 2026 (Schwartzreport)
Laura Strickler, Justin Goldman and Julia Ainsley, Senior Homeland Security Correspondent. – NBC News
Stephan: There is almost no media coverage of the cages in Trump’s concentration camps where non-White immigrants are held, or the concentration camps themselves, and it is playing no role in the November election. But the reality is that Trump, like all fascists has created an “other” population, and treats them in a subhuman way. This is America under Trump and I am disgusted and angry about this. How do you feel about this?
A Trump concentration camp cage Credit: NBC
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Some immigrants detained at Florida’s now-shuttered “Alligator Alcatraz” were confined in outdoor cages only slightly larger than telephone booths for more than an hour at a time, according to a new report by the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general.
The watchdog report marks the first time a government agency has confirmed the existence of the cramped cages at the South Florida Detention Facility. Amnesty International found in a report published in December, based on interviews with detainees and a tour of the facility, that the cages were used to punish detainees and amounted to torture, sparking a congressional probe.
The inspector general’s findings don’t go as far, but the report says “the use of such restrictive spaces is highly unconventional and does not align with standards for humane treatment.”
The DHS watchdog findings are a rare instance when a federal inspector general has publicly criticized the Trump administration. Since he returned to office in 2025, President Donald Trump has […]