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Feds push back in ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center fight
Environmental groups have sued to stop the center, arguing it will hurt the environmentally sensitive Everglades.
First immigration detainees arrive at Florida center in the Everglades
The first group of immigrants has arrived at a new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed ...
A Dedicated FEMA Fund Will Pay for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Q: Are FEMA funds being used to construct an immigrant detention facility in the Everglades? A: Yes, the immigrant detention ...
Contractors building Alligator Alcatraz have donated money to Florida GOP, DeSantis
Among at least 10 state contractors involved in the creation of Alligator Alcatraz, the facility in the middle of the ...
Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center is set to receive its first group of immigrants
The first group of immigrants were scheduled to arrive Wednesday night at a new detention center deep in the Florida ...
Everglades Alcatraz rose without a review or citizen input. Nonprofits are fighting back
Truck traffic, blazing lights, sewage: 55 years later, Alligator Alcatraz steamrolls Marjory Stoneman Douglas-led effort to ...
Alligator Alcatraz to receive first immigrant detainees Wednesday night
The first detainees who will be held at a Florida-run immigration detention center deep in the Everglades are expected to ...