WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is investigating allegations of abuse at the so-called "Alligator Alcatraz" detention site that he says may rise to the level of torture.
Sens. Ossoff and Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, launched an inquiry (https://www.ossoff.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/26.03.25_OSSOFF-DURBIN_Use-of-the-Box-at-Everglades-Detention-Facility.pdf) with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons over the reported use of theconfined space referred to as "the box" at the South Florida Detention Facility known as "Alligator Alcatraz."
According to media reports, detainees have ...