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Report finds 'Alligator Alcatraz' held immigrants in cages the size of phone booths

A report from the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general found that some immigrants detained at the now-shuttered "Alligator Alcatraz" were at times confined to cages roughly the size of a phone booth. NBC News' Julia Ainsley has details on the report's findings.

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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated border & immigration brief. The source report from NBC News says: A report from the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general found that some immigrants detained at the now-shuttered "Alligator Alcatraz" were at times confined to cages roughly the size of a phone booth. NBC News' Julia Ainsley has details on the report's findings.

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  • Primary source: NBC News
  • Published: Sep 14, 2026, 3:31 PM UTC
  • Coverage area: Border & Immigration
  • Brimstone role: curated summary, explanation, and source attribution
  • Topic signals: developing story metadata

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  1. Source published: Sep 14, 2026, 3:31 PM UTC
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