Trump Congratulated Him on His Freedom. Alligator Alcatraz Left Him With a Stroke.
Justo Betancourt was released from the Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention facility after his daughter fought for his freedom. Upon release, he showed signs of having suffered a stroke, likely due to inadequate medical care during his detention. The facility has faced criticism for its conditions and is reportedly set to close soon.
- ▪Justo Betancourt was released from the Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention facility after six months.
- ▪He suffered a stroke shortly after his release, attributed to inadequate medical care while detained.
- ▪The Alligator Alcatraz facility has been criticized for poor living conditions and is expected to close soon.
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Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on BlueskyEmailComments Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. On a recent Wednesday at 11 p.m., Arianne Betancourt’s phone rang. It was her father, Justo Betancourt, who had spent much of the last six months at the notorious Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention facility in Florida. ICE had just transferred him to Krome, a different facility in Miami, and with little warning, he was being released in the middle of the night. Still in her pajamas, Arianne asked a friend to take her. “I was too nervous to drive myself,” she told me a few days later. Their reunion at Krome included no hugs or warm greetings.
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