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Detained immigrants at 'Alligator Alcatraz' say there are worms in food and wastewater on the floor
Miami — At the brand new Everglades immigration detention center that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” people held ...
As Alligator Alcatraz adds more pavement, environmentalists add to legal complaints
In a newly filed legal notice, environmental groups accused the government agencies of ignoring even more environmental ...
How did Alligator Alcatraz emerge in the Everglades? See what unfolded
In pursuit of immigration enforcement, the DeSantis administration quickly seized Everglades land to construct the center. A ...
Florida lawmakers who were denied access to Alligator Alcatraz file lawsuit
Five legislators who were denied access to the Alligator Alcatraz immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades last ...
Alligator Alcatraz lights up Big Cypress National Preserve’s dark sky
DarkSky International in 2016 designated Florida’s Big Cypress National Preserve as the nation’s first preserve to achieve ...
Florida lawmakers sue for access to Alligator Alcatraz; DeSantis' office calls suit "dumb''
Five Democratic Florida lawmakers filed a lawsuit Thursday against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Division of ...
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Gov. DeSantis slams Democrats after new 'Alligator Alcatraz' lawsuit, says facility 'very professionally run'
Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing back on a new lawsuit filed this week by Florida Democrats related to the recent opening and ...
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Florida Democrats file lawsuit for being denied entrance to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The five Democratic state lawmakers who were denied entrance to inspect the new immigration detention center in the Florida ...
DACA recipient from Central Florida among first detainees at Alligator Alcatraz, his attorney says
Orange County jail staff could be required to transport ICE detainees, if modified agreement is approved by commissioners ...
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Archbishop of Miami decries conditions at ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ asks for access to center
Archbishop Thomas Wenski, Miami’s top Catholic, criticized the conditions at the Florida Everglades migrant detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” as<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...