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Florida to detain migrants in new Everglades facility dubbed ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Florida this week started construction on a migrant detention facility the state is billing as “efficient” and “low-cost” – ...
What to know about ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ Florida’s immigration detention site in the Everglades
An immigration detention facility located at an isolated Everglades airfield surrounded by mosquito-, python- and ...
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Florida National Guard Will Deploy 100 Troops To Secure 'Alligator Alcatraz' Detention Center
The Florida National Guard is deploying some 100 troops to "Alligator Alcatraz," a new detention center located in the ...
‘Alligator Alcatraz': What you need to know about the Everglades detention camp
Florida's decision to build a massive detention facility for undocumented immigrants in the middle of the Everglades is fast ...
Native leaders blast construction of Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ on land they call sacred
Critics have condemned the detention facility and what they call the state’s apparent reliance on alligators as a security ...
Florida seizes Everglades land to build detention center, critics call it ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The governor's office announced that the state would use emergency powers to seize land in the Everglades to create an ...
Florida seizes Everglades land to house detained migrants in ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The detention center represents a new, expanded front in the harsh optics deployed to dissuade migrants from entering the ...
Miami-Dade mayor slams Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention plan in Everglades
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said the proposed facility poses a threat to the water supply, regional economy ...
Migrant detention center dubbed 'Alligator Alcatraz' proposed for the Everglades
Florida Attorney General James Ufhmeier is getting pushback from environmentalists over his proposal to build a temporary migrant detention center in the heart of Everglades.
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ rises in the Everglades. See new immigration detention camp
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his administration plan to open the 1,000-bed facility the first week of July in the state’s ...
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 ...