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Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention site faces possible court-ordered pause as protests continue
A federal judge may pause operations at Alligator Alcatraz as protests grow and nonprofits sue over conditions and impact.
Republican donors, Florida’s hurricane know-how helped build ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ quickly
The first detainees arrived July 3 at the facility, which will cost $450 million to operate and consists of tents and ...
Harsh conditions at ‘Alligator Alcatraz': heat, rain, mosquitoes everywhere
The conditions at the new migrant detention center deep in the Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” are what you would ...
Dem lawmakers to inspect 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center, citing safety concerns
Florida Democrats inspected the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigrant detention center, criticizing the $450 million site as ...
Breaking down claim of incinerators at 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center
A TikTok user said her neighbor's cousin got a contract to supply "a ton" of incinerators at the Florida migrant detention ...
Lawmakers blast possibility children could be sent to Alligator Alcatraz
Florida Democratic lawmakers are traveling to inspect the site as they bristle over the idea of children detained.
Republican donors and Florida’s hurricane know-how helped build ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ so quickly
Florida has converted an isolated airport in the Everglades into a massive immigration detention center called "Alligator ...
Battle over Alligator Alcatraz detention site intensifies as political, legal fights escalate in South Florida
A controversial migrant detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” is drawing fierce political and legal scrutiny, with ...