Families of Italian nationals held in Alligator Alcatraz plead for their release

Rome CNN Two Italian nationals living in the United States are among the inmates right now being held at the ICE detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz in Florida according to Italy s foreign ministry Fernando Eduardo Artese and Gaetano Cateno Mirabella Costa were both sent to the facility noted to be surrounded by alligators on immigration violations Italy s foreign ministry verified to CNN that the two men were being detained in the US but would not give any further details citing privacy reasons The Italian cabinet led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has not publicly commented on the occurrence or the conditions people are being kept in at the controversial facility In Italy built migrant deportation centers in Albania which were ultimately blocked by the courts because of questions over human rights issues Italian opposition politician and former speaker of the house Laura Boldrini has been leading calls for intervention by Meloni and her Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani Is all this normal and acceptable for Giorgia Meloni What does she intend to do to get the two Italians out of that hell If they don t have the right to remain in the US they will be repatriated but subjecting them to these brutal conditions is Unacceptable Boldrini posted on X Monday Questions during a parliamentary session regarding anticipated intervention also went unanswered The US Department of Homeland Measure proven both men were detained in the makeshift facility in the Florida Everglades Both of these criminal illegal aliens are being detained in Alligator Alcatraz Under President Donald Trump and Secretary Kristi Noem if you break the law you will face the consequences Criminal illegal aliens are not welcome in the US DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin noted in the declaration Artese s daughter Carla Artese says her father who is a dual Italian-Argentinian citizen who worked as a precaution camera technician had been living legally in the US since under the Visa Waiver Initiative Fearful that a new clampdown would lead to his arrest Artese decided to repatriate to Europe later this year his daughter reported Artese was stopped on June while driving with his family in a camper van He had the intention of leaving the US and driving to Argentina The family had planned to document the journey on a YouTube channel called Argentinomades according to Carla Artese who is planning to start university in Spain where she was born in the fall But her father was stopped during a routine traffic stop and officers discovered an outstanding warrant for failing to appear in court for a driving violation Carla Artese announced He was then detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz a week later DHS mentioned Artese overstayed his visa by years He entered the US on the Visa Waiver Scheme on February and was authorized to remain in the country until May On June Martin County Sheriff s Office arrested Artese for having an outstanding warrant relating for failure to appear in court for a criminal offense McLaughlin explained in the comment This year we were trying to leave the USA and ICE got him and sent him to Alligator Alcatraz where they treat them like criminals and have no rights Carla Artese wrote on a fundraising page They haven t given him any information about his matter or any right to an attorney Not to mention they haven t added him to the system yet so he doesn t even appear like an inmate anywhere He wants to self-deport when they let him which he also would have to pay for the ticket The money raised is for an attorney to help free her father He is a loving husband and dad He has provided for all of us since day one He is a father figure to me and a large number of of my friends He is a hard worker who only desired to leave the country with his family after paying taxes and working hard the whole time he s been here Artese described Alligator Alcatraz as a concentration camp in an interview earlier this month with the Tampa Bay Times They treat us like criminals it s a pursuit of humiliation We re all workers and people fighting for our families Meanwhile Mirabla Costa spoke with Italy s state broadcaster RAI by phone over the weekend describing the dire situation We are literally caged like a chicken coop There are of us in a cage the bathrooms are open and everyone sees you he declared I don t even have the chance to speak to a lawyer or a judge Get us out of this nightmare Mirabella Costa served six months in jail for domestic violence against his American ex-wife and for possession of prescription drugs and was arrested upon his release by ICE leaders for violating immigration laws he informed the Italian outlet DHS says Costa overstayed his B visa by nearly years adding in a announcement that his criminal history includes arrests for battery on a person years or older possession of a controlled substance and marijuana possession Osceola County Sheriff s office arrested him on February His mother Rosanna Mirabella Costa reported RAI that her son was taken to a preliminary hearing with shackles on his feet and shackles on his hands like a dog The only positive thing is that he can talk on the phone she added The Italian Consulate in Miami proven to CNN that they are working with the foreign ministry in Italy which is in contact with the families of the detained but could not share any details