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Katie Blankenship joins Crooked Media What A Day Podcast to discuss the politically motivated firings of immigration judges and the continued onslaught of cruelty and corruption in the Trump Administration immigration regime.

SOS co-founder Katie Blankenship discusses federal judge’s landmark ruling against a controversial immigration detention center in the Everglades, and what the further implications of the decision could be regarding other detention facilities throughout the country.

At 10 min into this in-depth coverage about the Everglades Internment Camp, you can learn about SOS client Michael—a loving father, husband and son—who is fighting for his life, freedom and constitutional rights. You can also hear from to SOS Co-Founder Mich Gonzalez about the lawsuit we filed with our partners to ensure our access to Michael at the internment camp and the human rights abuses endured by those inside.

Listen to SOS Co-Founder Katie Blankenship explain the racialized propaganda, violence and due process violations facing our clients and South Florida immigrant community members at the Everglades Internment Camp, cruelly nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz.”

SOS Co-Founder Katie Blankenship on a live CNN news interview on July 16, 2025 about the conditions in the Florida detention facility in the Everglades, and the fact that attorneys have not been allowed to reach their clients who have been detained there.

 

“They have no way to bathe, no way to wash their mouths, and the toilet overflows and the floor is flooded… They eat once a day and have two minutes to eat. The meals have worms.’”

Detained immigrants at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ say there are worms in food and wastewater on the floor| July 11, 2025

“‘This is how black this hole is for attorneys. I have no idea whether they’re going to be able to show up in court, what court they’re going to be heard in, how I even present myself as their lawyer in court,’ she [Katie Blankenship] said. ‘After I went in on Thursday, all of my guys disappeared from the ICE locator, overnight.’”

Attorney of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainee unable to speak to her client, says 15-year-old boy spent at least 3 days at facility | July 12, 2025

See SOS Co-Founder Mich Gonzalez on a live Univision national news interview on April 30, 2025 about the case of two Honduran mothers coerced into accepting deportation with their U.S. children, (ages 2, 4, and 7) from Louisiana, despite local coalition's best efforts to stop ICE's cruel and unlawful behavior.