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'One stop shop': Gov. DeSantis shares key goals for 'Alligator Alcatraz'
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis joins 'Fox & Friends' to discuss the mission behind a new ICE detention facility in the Everglades ...
Where is "Alligator Alcatraz"? Florida migrant camp rises on land once eyed for supersonic jetport
A brief history of the land where Florida officials and the federal government are building "Alligator Alcatraz." ...
Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Sparks Major Concern as Construction Begins: ‘An Obscene Human Rights Violation’
The detention facility, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” due to its location, was spearheaded by Florida Attorney General James ...
Native leaders blast construction of Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' on land they call sacred
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is racing ahead with construction of a makeshift immigration detention ...
Miami Chafes at Trump’s ICE Raids and ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
For months, unease over President Donald Trump’s immigration dragnet had been building in Miami, which has a larger share of ...
“Alligator Alcatraz” is no B-movie. It’s all too real | Pat Beall
Columnist Pat Beall writes about a horror movie come to life: the story of “Alligator Alcatraz,” the slapped-together ...
Florida’s New ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Prison Almost Makes Me Miss the Days When Pam Bondi Was in Charge
However, the big story in local politics this week was the stunning victory of Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic mayoral ...
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‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Is a Dystopian Pipe Dream, Not a Plan
Mary Ellen Klas is a politics and policy columnist for Bloomberg Opinion. A former capital bureau chief for the Miami Herald, ...