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Venezuelan detainee alleges inhumane conditions at South Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz"
Enzo Aspite, held at a controversial Florida detention site, describes overcrowding, poor sanitation, and lack of medical ...
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Who ended up at Alligator Alcatraz? It’s not just ‘worst of the worst’ criminals, as officials said
But data and news reports about the first month’s arrivals show the majority of Alligator Alcatraz’s detainees do not have U.S. criminal convictions.  President Donald Trump, federal officials and ...
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The Shame of “Alligator Alcatraz”
P.S. Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, a Holocaust survivor who played cello in the Auschwitz women’s orchestra, turns a hundred today.
Local officials to address plans on ICE detainee pipeline to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The meeting will address a proposal for corrections officers to transport ICE detainees from the Orange County Jail to ...
Ohio sheriff's 'Alligator Alcatraz' post triggers feeding frenzy
Days after criticism from residents, an Ohio jail tried to create its own version of Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz." ...
DeSantis: Camp Blanding ICE detention facility put on hold until Alligator Alcatraz fills up
Gov. DeSantis said he wants to avoid establishing a new detention facility at Camp Blanding for now to avoid it being ...
Inside ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ detainees report relentless mosquitoes, limited water
Without permanent structures, electricity or running water, logistical headaches have emerged at “Alligator Alcatraz.” ...
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DeSantis says he wants ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ to be filled before moving forward with Camp Blanding’s detention site plans
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Wednesday he wants the detention facility, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” to be at full ...
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More ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ centers to be built by states flush with cash, experts predict
Former top immigration officials from the Biden administration warned Tuesday that billions for immigration enforcement ...
South Floridians line up outside ICE facility where Haitian woman died to protest Alligator Alcatraz, Trump's immigration policies
ICE received additional funding from President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," and Alligator Alcatraz began operating.
New ICE pact could have Orange jail staff driving immigrants to Alligator Alcatraz
If adopted by the county commission Tuesday, an amended agreement with the federal government would authorize county ...
Is ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ ‘Vile’ Or ‘Professional’? What Critics And Backers Say About Detainment Facility
Dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” the massive tent detention complex built deep in the Florida Everglades can hold 3,000 and could ...