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DeSantis fast-tracks building immigrant detention center in Everglades
Gov. Ron DeSantis is directing the state to build an immigrant detention center on so-called "Alligator Alcatraz" — a ...
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'Alligator Alcatraz' expected to house 5,000 migrants in Florida Everglades
Florida’s attorney general says a massive immigrant detention camp nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz" will open in early July at an abandoned airfield in the Florida Everglades. It is expected to ...
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‘Alligator Alcatraz’ migrant facility already being built on old Everglades airfield
The Florida Department of Emergency Management has taken over an old airfield to detain undocumented migrants.
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'Alligator Alcatraz' detention facility approved, plans to be operational by early July
A new detention facility plan, intended to be nestled in the heart of the Everglades, named "Alligator Alcatraz," was ...
‘Alligator Alcatraz' for deportations could devastate Everglades, Miami-Dade mayor says
The plan is on a fast track by Gov. Ron DeSantis, even though the owner, Miami-Dade County, is cool on the idea.
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'Alligator Alcatraz' proposal draws hundreds to Everglades citing how it would further despoil area
A state plan to house as many as 1,000 immigrants with criminal records in a remote Everglades area "fenced-in" by alligators ...