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Arianne Betancourt speaks to the crowd gathered at the 15th weekly Sunday prayer vigil on 9 November 2025. This photo appears in the Guardian (with the wrong date attribution to the picture) in a 26 December 2025 article.

By Philip Cardella updated 23 February 2026

Mother Jones

4 March 2026

Arianne Betancourt talking to the press. Philip Cardella
She quit her job to fight for her father’s freedom—and for everyone else inside Alligator Alcatraz
Inside the weekly vigils that refuse to let Florida’s most notorious detention camp and the immigrants detained there be forgotten.
Mother JonesLaura C. Morel

NPR/WLRN

22 February 2026

Colombian House of Representatives member Carmen Felisa Ramírez Boscán speaks to the crowd of over 150 people gathered for the 30th weekly Sunday prayer vigil across from the so-called Alligator Alcatraz. 
Colombian lawmaker, clergy protest outside Alligator Alcatraz. They say close it, release detainees
A Colombian legislator joined local clergy and immigrant advocates on Sunday in demanding Alligator Alcatraz be closed and detainees released to end what they describe as a “national and international” human rights crisis.
WLRNSergio R. Bustos

WLPG Local 10

February 1, 2026

I want to be clear as possible that this story below is by Magdala Louissaint, a talented and kind reporter for channel 10 that I've had a the chance to talk to briefly but also to watch her at work interviewing people–she's great.

She and her producer or camera person missed the start of the 27th weekly Sunday prayer vigil at Alligator Alcatraz and needed some footage from the start of it, which I was able to provide. It's just a few seconds–Rev. Laurie speaking about TPS and a shot of Leonie Hermantin speaking but there's a voice over saying something else. Still, I'm excited to see my footage here and especially with such a great reporter's work on such an important topic (Haitian TPS)!

Deadline nears for Haitian TPS holders as concerns grow in South Florida
Temporary Protected Status for Haitian nationals is set to end Tuesday, and across South Florida, concern is growing for those who could soon lose government approval to live and work in the United States.
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New Scientist

14 January 2026

What good is greed? part 2
Probably every organism has evolved to do everything possible to maximise acquiring and storing resources, explains one reader
New Scientist

The Guardian

26 December 2025

Two of my photos appear in the article "The protesters showing up every week to shut down 'Alligator Alcatraz': 'We will end this'."

Arianne Betancourt speaks to the crowd gathered at the 15th weekly Sunday prayer vigil on 9 November 2025. This photo appears in the Guardian (with the wrong date attribution to the picture) in a 26 December 2025 article.
Arianne Betancourt and Noelle Damico share tears during the 15th weekly Sunday prayer vigil on 9 November 2025. This photo appears in the Guardian (with the wrong date attribution to the picture) in a 26 December 2025 article.
The protesters showing up every week to shut down ‘Alligator Alcatraz’: ‘We will end this’
Every Sunday, protesters from Florida and beyond go to the notorious immigration jail and advocate for its closure
The GuardianRichard Luscombe

NPR

21 September 2025

NPR local affiliate WLRN ran seven of my photos from the 21 September 2025 prayer vigil across from the South Florida Detention Center commonly known by its controversial nickname Alligator Alcatraz in a story called "Religious leaders, Amnesty International USA hold vigil to call for Alligator Alcatraz's closure."

Religious leaders, Amnesty International USA hold vigil to call for Alligator Alcatraz’s closure
Sunday’s protest, now in its eighth week, comes amid new reports of alleged medical neglect, violations of attorney-client privilege, and a large number of detainees who have all but disappeared from official federal records.
WLRNSergio R. Bustos

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