Federal report says Everglades detainees were held in metal cages

## What the report says A federal report says immigration detainees in Florida’s Everglades were held in small metal cages. The finding concerns people held in immigration detention and describes the physical conditions in which they were kept.

The report’s finding is the central development. It establishes that federal reviewers documented the use of small metal cages at an Everglades detention site. The record identifies neither the facility nor the federal agency responsible for it.

## What is known about the location The detention site was in Florida’s Everglades, but the available account does not identify a street address, county or facility name. It also does not state when the detainees were held there or how many people were affected.

Those details matter because detention conditions can depend on the facility, the period involved and the number of people held. None of those additional facts are established here.

## What happens next The report puts the reported detention conditions on the public record. The next steps would include any response from officials responsible for the facility and any action addressing the use of small metal cages.

Daily Breeze reported on the federal finding. The linked record is the source for the report’s description of the detention conditions.