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Miami Chafes at Trump’s ICE Raids and ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
For months, unease over President Donald Trump’s immigration dragnet had been building in Miami, which has a larger share of ...
Where is "Alligator Alcatraz"? Florida migrant camp rises on land once eyed for supersonic jetport
A brief history of the land where Florida officials and the federal government are building "Alligator Alcatraz." ...
What to know about ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ Florida’s immigration detention site in the Everglades
An immigration detention facility located at an isolated Everglades airfield surrounded by mosquito-, python- and ...
Florida National Guard troops to offer security in ‘Alligator Alcatraz' starting next week
"We will stay on the ground for as long as we're needed and at the direction of Governor DeSantis," a spokeswoman said.
"Alligator Alcatraz" immigrant detention center sparks outcry as DeSantis claims zero environmental impact
Governor Ron DeSantis​ pushed back against those concerns Wednesday, insisting the facility will have no long-term impact.
Could 'Alligator Alcatraz' Airport Launch Deportation Flights? What We Know
"This is an existing airstrip that is already built and paved," the office of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis told Newsweek.
Florida to detain migrants in new Everglades facility dubbed ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Florida this week started construction on a migrant detention facility the state is billing as “efficient” and “low-cost” – ...
“Alligator Alcatraz” is no B-movie. It’s all too real | Pat Beall
Columnist Pat Beall writes about a horror movie come to life: the story of “Alligator Alcatraz,” the slapped-together ...