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Cuban immigrants detained at the migration center known as Alligator Alcatraz reported to CiberCuba the shortage of food and the difficult conditions in which they remain confined, many of them for several months now.
One of the inmates stated that over the weekend a protest broke out at the facility because the amount of food is very limited and that some detainees have lost up to 20 pounds in just two months.
According to the testimony, breakfast typically consists of a small portion of egg, without any cereal or milk. At noon, they receive a box with a sandwich and an energy bar, which they consider insufficient.
“We're in chicken cages,” one of the detainees told CiberCuba while describing the conditions of the center.
According to testimonies, no more immigrants have entered there in recent weeks, but around 1,000 inmates remain, many of whom are elderly Cuban refugees, aged between 70 and 80 years, who are also suffering from the low temperatures inside the facilities.
The detainees claimed that some aspects have improved after the protests in December highlighted by CiberCuba, such as access to clean water and medications.
However, they claim that the conditions remain very harsh. They report that they do not have televisions or basic personal hygiene items, and that they are also not allowed to receive visits from family members or meet with their lawyers. "We don't even have a comb," they stated.
Many of the Cubans detained have been at the immigration center for nearly three months, while migrants from other nationalities typically stay only two or three weeks before being transferred.
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