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‘Alligator Alcatraz’: What you need to know about the Everglades detention camp
Florida’s decision to build a massive detention facility for undocumented immigrants in the middle of the Everglades is fast ...
Florida AG proposes 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention center in Everglades
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is getting pushback from environmentalists on his proposal to build a temporary ...
Native leaders blast construction of Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ on land they call sacred
Critics have condemned the detention facility and what they call the state’s apparent reliance on alligators as a security ...
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’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 ...
What if a hurricane hits ‘Alligator Alcatraz'? Florida drawing up evacuation plan
If they stick to that schedule, detainees will begin arriving in the hottest part of the year for Florida - and the middle of ...
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 ...