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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.
Environmental groups say feds ‘cannot shirk’ law by distancing from Alligator Alcatraz
Environmental groups are pushing back against Trump administration arguments seeking to distance the federal government from responsibility for the Alligator Alcatraz detention center.
Workers install ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ sign outside new immigration detention center in the Everglades
A video shared with the Associated Press overnight on Wednesday shows Florida workers installing a new sign labeled ...
Trump tours "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center in Florida
President Trump toured a new immigration detention center in South Florida that state officials are calling "Alligator ...
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Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center isn't funded by FEMA hurricane money
Florida and federal officials announced the state will build a new immigration detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Everglades, and because the facility will be partly funded by the ...
Not just ‘Alligator Alcatraz': DeSantis floats building another immigration detention center
Florida officials are pursuing plans to build a second detention center to house immigrants, as part of the state’s ...
Trump at 'Alligator Alcatraz': Facts on Florida Everglades immigration detention center
As Trump, Desantis move forward to build, Alligator Alcatraz, an immigration detention center in the heart of the Everglades, ...
Alligator Alcatraz: Trump speaks at immigration detention center in Florida Everglades
President Donald Trump on July 1 toured the 5,000-bed immigration detention center being built on 39 square miles in ...