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Detained immigrants at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ say there are worms in food and wastewater on the floor

People held at the brand new Florida immigration detention center that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” say worms ...

Emails show DeSantis administration blindsided county officials with plans for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration left many local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center that ...
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Who ended up at Alligator Alcatraz? It’s not just ‘worst of the worst’ criminals, as officials said

But data and news reports about the first month’s arrivals show the majority of Alligator Alcatraz’s detainees do not have U.S. criminal convictions.  President Donald Trump, federal officials and ...

Lawmakers visit ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ after being blocked

Democratic lawmakers are condemning Florida’s new Everglades immigration detention center after making a state-arranged visit ...

Is ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ ‘Vile’ Or ‘Professional’? What Critics And Backers Say About Detainment Facility

Dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” the massive tent detention complex built deep in the Florida Everglades can hold 3,000 and could ...

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 ...

Florida lawmakers who were denied access to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ sue Gov. DeSantis

Five Florida state lawmakers who were denied access to a new immigration detention center in the Everglades are suing Gov.