Report finds 'Alligator Alcatraz' held immigrants in cages the size of phone booths

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A report from the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general found that some immigrants detained at the now-shuttered "Alligator Alcatraz" were at times confined to cages roughly the size of a phone booth. NBC News' Julia Ainsley has details on the report's findings. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day, click here: https://www.nbcnews.com Every day, NBC News helps people understand what’s happening and why it matters — through fact-based reporting, meaningful conversations, and powerful stories. From its leading news broadcasts — TODAY, NBC Nightly News, Meet the Press, and Dateline — to NBC News NOW, the 24/7 streaming news channel, plus chart-topping podcasts, the NBC News app, and NBCNews.com, NBC News keeps audiences informed and connected to the stories shaping our world. NBC News. Reporting for America. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Subscribe to Here's the Scoop podcast: https://www.nbcnews.com/he

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