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‘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 ...
Bunk beds and 28,000 feet of razor wire. Look inside Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz
Alligator Alcatraz, as the state officially calls the facility, lies in the Everglades about 40 miles west of Miami International Airport and halfway to Naples. Over the past week, the DeSantis ...
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 ...
Could Children Be Detained At 'Alligator Alcatraz'? What We Know
Florida lawmakers have voiced their concern over the possibility, and five were recently denied entry into the facility.
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 ...
Florida food trucks face backlash after catering controversy at Alligator Alcatraz
A Mexican food truck company is apologizing to its customers for participating in a catering event at Alligator Alcatraz.
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Officials claim 'Alligator Alcatraz' can withstand hurricane season, but tents leaked after one rainstorm
A good lil storm passed over us here at 'Alligator Alcatraz.’ Here's what it looks & sounds like inside one of these tents.
"Alligator Alcatraz" unpopular among Americans—Poll
Americans aren't on board with the Everglades detention center, according to a new YouGov poll released Thursday.