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The Chaotic Early Days Inside Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center
Several immigrant detainees described high tension and anxiety at the remote, hastily constructed facility over a lack of ...
Democratic lawmakers concerned about Jacksonville-based company’s involvement in Alligator Alcatraz
Jacksonville-based company CRS has secured 45 state contracts since its creation, mostly dealing with disaster relief work ...
Alligator Alcatraz timeline: How detention facility in Everglades came to be
Since Alligator Alcatraz, a detention facility nestled deep in the Florida Everglades, was proposed in June, it has sparked a ...
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Next on Native Bidaské: Alligator Alcatraz: The Fight to Protect the Everglades
In the heart of the Florida Everglades, a battle is brewing that could redefine the meaning of sovereignty, environmental ...
Lawyers and Families Report Squalid Conditions and Lack of Legal Access at Alligator Alcatraz
Numerous accounts of lack of showers, overflowing toilets, and inability to meet with lawyers are emerging from the detention center in the middle of the Everglades.
How did Alligator Alcatraz emerge in the Everglades? See what unfolded
In pursuit of immigration enforcement, the DeSantis administration quickly seized Everglades land to construct the center. A ...
‘Alligator Alcatraz' in Florida Everglades expected to be hit by thunderstorms: NWS
An immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed by officials as “Alligator Alcatraz” is expected to be hit ...
Immigrant Rights Group Says Its Billboards Opposing Alligator Alcatraz Were Taken Down Under Political Pressure
The Florida Immigrant Coalition's new billboards were restored after being taken down, but why were they removed in the first place?
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 ...