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Red states consider ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ spinoffs as WH urges them to follow DeSantis’ lead: 'Lots of bears'
Republican states are considering building versions of Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz," a detention facility for illegal ...
At Alligator Alcatraz, contrasting immigration visions clash as Everglades facility opens
During an hours-long visit on Tuesday, President Donald Trump and top state and federal officials celebrated the opening of ...
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First immigration detainees arrive at Alligator Alcatraz in Everglades
In this photo provided by Jessica Namath, a man takes a photo of a new roadside sign labeled “Alligator Alcatraz” near a new immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades, in ...
Heat, storms, mosquitoes the big threats at Alligator Alcatraz, experts say
Experts say detainees and staff will face far more common hazards than the swampland terrors gleefully envisioned by state ...
South Floridians line up outside ICE facility where Haitian woman died to protest Alligator Alcatraz, Trump's immigration policies
ICE received additional funding from President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," and Alligator Alcatraz began operating.
‘We’re exploring all options’: State Lawmakers to sue state over barred Alligator Alcatraz visit
After having a visit denied at the new detention center dubbed Alligator Alcatraz, state lawmakers are now promising to fight ...
Nonprofits fight back: 'Everglades Alcatraz' rose without a review or citizen input.
Blazing lights, sewage: 55 years later, Alligator Alcatraz steamrolls Marjory Stoneman Douglas-led effort to keep the ...
"Alligator Alcatraz" came together quickly thanks to GOP donors and state's disaster response
Some GOP donors whose companies helped build and will assist in running the facility are being given seven-figure sums.