An inspector general report has concluded that a hastily erected ICE detention facility in Florida, nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz," was nothing more than a concentration camp. The finding aligns with the criticism that Techdirt's Mike Masnick leveled shortly after the facility's debut last June, when he argued there was no other way to characterize what the US government was doing there.
The facility was built in Florida, the home state of Governor Ron DeSantis, who has been closely allied with former President Trump. Masnick's original commentary highlighted the stark nature of the site, and the inspector general's report now lends official weight to that assessment.
Because this article relies on a single source, there are no conflicting accounts to note. The report's language matches the characterization that critics used from the start, suggesting that the facility's purpose was evident even before the official investigation.