Freedom Vigils
Arianne Betancourt speaks at a vigil on 16 November 2025. Photograph: Philip Cardella
We've shown up outside Alligator Alcatraz every single week since August 3, 2025 to demand its closure.
Read about it below.
Highlights of Vigil Press Coverage
Torture box at Alligator Alcatraz subject of probe by 2 U.S. senators, The News-Press, April 3, 2026.
Weekly prayer vigil continues to be held outside Alligator Alcatraz, Local10.com, March 29, 2026
Colombian lawmaker, clergy protest outside Alligator Alcatraz. They say close it, release detainees, WLRN Public Media, February 22, 2026
Clergy, immigrant advocates protest outside 'Alligator Alcatraz' for 28th straight week, WLRN Public Media, February 9, 2026
Deadline nears for Haitian TPS holders as concerns grow in South Florida, Local10.com, February 1, 2026
South Florida activists join national protests denouncing ICE after federal shooting in Minnesota, WLRN Public Media, January 10, 2026
Alligator Alcatraz remains a mystery because the state won’t talk about it, Naples Daily News, J. Kyle Foster, January 5, 2026
The protesters showing up every week to shut down ‘Alligator Alcatraz’: ‘We will end this’, The Guardian, Richard Luscombe, December 26, 2025
Freedom Vigil at Alligator Alcatraz featured on BBC, the BBC, December 1, 2025
Sunday vigil at Alligator Alcatraz grows in defiance of Trump’s immigration policy
El Pais, Abel Fernandez, November 7, 2025
‘Sunday church in the Everglades.’ Faith movement grows at Alligator Alcatraz protests
Miami Herald, Lauren Costantino, October 25, 2025
Alligator Alcatraz snaps back to life after judge’s reprieve of migrant jail
The Guardian, Richard Luscombe, October 7, 2025
Religious leaders, Amnesty International USA hold vigil to call for Alligator Alcatraz’s closure
WLRN Public Media/AP News, Sergio R. Bustos, September 21, 2025
Crecen en EU los movimientos de solidaridad con inmigrantes
La Jornada, David Brooks, September 5, 2025
Shut it Down, Every Sunday they come to pray outside Alligator Alcatraz
Miami Herald, Lauren Constantino, August 20, 2025
Faith leaders rally weekly at Alligator Alcatraz, urge humane treatment for detainees
Naples Daily News/Gannett News, August 10, 2025
