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Tampa Bay Times · 14m

Florida Democrats introduce bill to close Alligator Alcatraz

A group of Florida Democrats in Congress introduced a bill to cut off funding for Alligator Alcatraz and any immigration detention facility located in or near the Everglades. The bill aims to ensure access, public disclosure on how it operates, and Congressional oversight.

Sun Sentinel · 1d

Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz is preventing attorney access, lawsuit says

A class-action lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges that people held at the immigrant-detention center dubbed Alligator Alcatraz are being prevented from having access to lawyers and “effectively have

The New York Times · 1d

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 information, recreation and access to medication.

Alligator Alcatraz, Ron DeSantis

Florida Politics · 1h

‘The job is getting done’: Gov. DeSantis shrugs off Alligator Alcatraz criticism

Gov. Ron DeSantis said at a Marco Island event that there won’t be adverse impacts to the Everglades. He’s also not concerned about what Collier County thinks about the quick process to construct the prison for migrants ahead of deportation on the edge of the Everglades at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport.

HuffPost · 20h

Emails Show DeSantis Admin Blindsided Local Officials With 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Florida state officials left many at the county level in the dark about the shadowy immigration detention center in the Everglades, according to the emails.

Tampa Bay Times · 19h

Alligator Alcatraz plans blindsided county officials, emails show

The DeSantis administration left many local leaders in the dark about the immigration detention center in the Everglades.

39m

Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost visited ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ This is what he saw

Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-Fla.) was among a group of lawmakers given a tour of the controversial immigration detention ...

48mon MSN

Florida Democrats file bill to block federal funds to Alligator Alcatraz

Dubbed the "No Cages in the Everglades Act," the six-page bill was sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston ...

55mon MSN

Alligator Alcatraz is a "huge step backward," native tribal leader warns

A tribal leader told Newsweek that he and members in the Big Cypress National Preserve of Florida, which is adjacent to the ...

1hon MSN

Kristi Noem says other unnamed states are in the process of building Alligator Alcatraz-style facilities

At least five Republican governors are reportedly considering building large-scale immigration detention centers modeled ...

26m

Insects and sewer water: the alleged conditions at 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Interviews with several news outlets have documented everything from insect infestations to widespread problems with plumbing ...

5h

Which states could get their own ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ migrant camps?

Trump administration officials want "Alligator Alcatraz" to be a blueprint, but Democrats are pushing back on expansion ...

Naples Daily News21h

Alligator Alcatraz in Florida: Are Everglades gators, pythons a danger to humans?

Alligator Alcatraz, a migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, is surrounded by swamps infested with dangerous ...

ACLU sues over 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration facility conditions, claims about lack of legal access

ACLU files lawsuit against "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration facility in Florida Everglades, alleging detainees are denied ...

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