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‘Gravely concerned’: Miami-Dade County mayor presses for access to Alligator Alcatraz
Amid allegations of deplorable conditions in Alligator Alcatraz, the mayor of Miami-Dade County is asking the federal and ...
Everglades "Alligator Alcatraz" immigrant detention center to receive first arrivals
"Alligator Alcatraz will be checking in hundreds of criminal illegal aliens tonight," Florida Republican Attorney General ...
Orange County Corrections confirms 'some' incarcerated people have been taken to Alligator Alcatraz
WESH 2 has confirmed people held over the past week in the Orange County jail have been transported to the new Alligator Alcatraz detention facility in the Florida Everglades.
Environmental groups claim paving is happening at 'Alligator Alcatraz' in new court filing
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has previously said there would be no impacts to vegetation and there would be no paving or ...
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Immigration attorney says detainees struggling to access water, medication at Everglades facility
Fraga's account is one of several stories from inmates and attorneys about the detention facility’s challenges during its ...
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Florida Bishop: ‘No Argument’ with Removing Criminals, but ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Is Troubling
A Florida bishop is criticizing recent public statements from public officials supporting a new detention facility for ...
5 things to know about GardaWorld, one of the contractors behind Alligator Alcatraz
GardaWorld, an international security company whose U.S. headquarters are in Boca Raton, is one of several contractors hired ...
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 ...