Hundreds of immigrants with no criminal charges in the United States are being held at Alligator Alcatraz, a detention facility state and federal officials have characterized as a place where “vicious” and “deranged psychopaths” are sent before they get deported, records obtained by the Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times show.

A 15-year-old boy with no criminal record was held at “Alligator Alcatraz” for three days after a traffic stop, according to reporting by the Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times. Miami Herald State Government Reporter Ana Ceballos joins Chris Jansing to explain the sequence of events that ended with the boy at the Everglades facility.

This is one of many problems with illegal immigration: individuals are in our country without any way to verify their identity,’ a spokesperson for the agency that oversees the facility said