Ruling against ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ could have implications for detainee rights case | What A Day podcast

Immigration attorney Katie Blankenship paints a dire picture of conditions in detention facilities. They have worsened since new camps opened, with detainees disappearing from ICE tracking systems and going weeks without contact with family or lawyers. Fired judges are being replaced with politically motivated appointees who deny even the strongest asylum claims. Blankenship argues this isn't incompetence — it's intentional, driven by profit motives benefiting private detention companies while using anti-immigrant sentiment as a political tool to consolidate power. Listen to the full conversation above!