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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” – ...
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Ron DeSantis says Alligator Alcatraz critics just want open borders
At least some critics of the proposal who oppose restrictions on illegal immigration have taken this position that the ...
Tribal nations band together to denounce 'Alligator Alcatraz' on Florida ancestral homelands
Tribal nations with ancestral ties to the land are denouncing the development of 'Alligator Alcatraz' in Big Cypress National ...
Florida begins building ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ migrant detention center in the Everglades
Florida has begun building a migrant detention facility in the Everglades, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” where officials say ...
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 ...
‘Alligator Alcatraz' airport has a long runway. Can it launch deportation flights?
While it's a mostly idle airfield, the Miami-Dade facility seized by Florida has a runway longer than some at MIA.
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 ...