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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.
‘We’re exploring all options’: State Lawmakers to sue state over barred Alligator Alcatraz visit
After having a visit denied at the new detention center dubbed Alligator Alcatraz, state lawmakers are now promising to fight ...
Contractors building Alligator Alcatraz have donated money to Florida GOP, DeSantis
The companies and their married chief executives, Carlos Duart and Tina Vidal-Duart, have given a total of $1.9 million to ...
Lawmakers who tried to visit ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ amid humanitarian concerns were denied entry
Florida lawmakers worried about “humanitarian concerns” were denied entry into the new detention center dubbed as “Alligator ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...