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'Alligator Alcatraz' T-shirts, hats being sold by Florida GOP. What to know about new merch
As Gov. DeSantis rushes "Alligator Alcatraz," an immigrant detention facility in the Everglades, into operation, Florida ...
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"Alligator Alcatraz" Proposed For Abandoned Airport Project Inside Big Cypress National Preserve
Earlier this month, just a week after Florida Attorney General James Uthemeir announced on his X account that the state would ...
Florida National Guard troops to offer security in ‘Alligator Alcatraz' starting next week
"We will stay on the ground for as long as we're needed and at the direction of Governor DeSantis," a spokeswoman said.
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 ...
The history of the 'Alligator Alcatraz' airstrip and how Palm Beach County was involved
The little-used airstrip in the Everglades that the state is using to build a detention center for immigrants, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," is part of a storied history involving Palm Beach County at ...
Alligator Alcatraz starting to take shape on the edge of sacred ceremony grounds
Alligator Alcatraz is the brainchild of Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, one of Gov. Ron DeSantis' most valuable ...
‘Alligator Alcatraz' for deportations could devastate Everglades, Miami-Dade mayor says
The plan is on a fast track by Gov. Ron DeSantis, even though the owner, Miami-Dade County, is cool on the idea.
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'Alligator Alcatraz' proposal draws hundreds to Everglades citing how it would further despoil area
A state plan to house as many as 1,000 immigrants with criminal records in a remote Everglades area "fenced-in" by alligators ...