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Trump Said ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Would Hold ‘Menacing Migrants.’ Most Don’t Have Criminal Convictions
Only one third of detainees at the Florida facility have been convicted of a crime, despite the president's claims it will ...
Exclusive: Hundreds at Alligator Alcatraz have no criminal charges, Miami Herald learns
Hundreds of immigrants with no criminal charges in the United States are being held at Alligator Alcatraz, a detention ...
Florida House Speaker Danny Perez talks budget battles in legislative session, concerns over Alligator Alcatraz
Cuban reggaeton artist Leamsy La Figura, arrested last week in Miami-Dade on assault charges, was transferred to South ...
Do you know someone detained at Alligator Alcatraz? We’d like to hear from you
The Miami Herald has published a list of detainees being held at Alligator Alcatraz, Florida’s makeshift immigration ...
Before it was Alligator Alcatraz, this airstrip sparked fury and changed America’s landscape
Alligator Alcatraz has triggered pride in the MAGA world, and fury in an unlikely bipartisan mix of South Floridians. Decades ...
‘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 ...
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A look at the controversy around ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center
This weekend, lawmakers got their first look inside “Alligator Alcatraz,” the makeshift immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., called the ...
Miami-Dade mayor seeks ongoing access to Alligator Alcatraz: "I need a team of experts"
The mayor's request comes as state and federal lawmakers prepare to tour the remote facility this weekend, amid growing ...
Alligator Alcatraz may see up to 50 mph winds, hail from thunderstorms, NWS says
Alligator Alcatraz is comprised of tents and trailers inside the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport. Inside these tents are rows of two-tier bunk beds inside large cells that are surrounded ...