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Republican donors and Florida’s hurricane know-how helped build ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ so quickly
Florida has converted an isolated airport in the Everglades into a massive immigration detention center called "Alligator ...
Lawmakers were stopped from entering Alligator Alcatraz. That may violate Florida law
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Despite promises of FEMA funds, Florida has so far received no federal money for 'Alligator Alcatraz'
In a new court filing, the Department of Homeland Security says that so far, Florida has not even applied for any federal ...
Everglades Alcatraz rose without a review or citizen input. Nonprofits are fighting back
Truck traffic, blazing lights, sewage: 55 years later, Alligator Alcatraz steamrolls Marjory Stoneman Douglas-led effort to ...
Merch, jokes and memes: Trump officials, supporters love the name Alligator Alcatraz
Alligator Alcatraz,” the immigrant detention facility that opened Tuesday in the Florida Everglades, has become a rich source ...
Selling “Alligator Alcatraz” Prison Merchandise Is a Deranged New Low for the GOP
President Trump visited Florida on Tuesday to tour what's been dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” a controversial migrant detention ...
'Alligator Alcatraz' Floods Within Day of Opening
Rainwater was seen seeping into the migrant detention center and onto cables on the floor after a rainstorm, according to ...
Lawmakers blast possibility children could be sent to Alligator Alcatraz
Florida Democratic lawmakers are traveling to inspect the site as they bristle over the idea of children detained.