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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 ...
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 ...
Lawmakers were stopped from entering Alligator Alcatraz. That may violate Florida law
Reality Check is a Herald series holding those in power to account and shining a light on their decisions. Have a suggestion ...
Seminole Tribe of Florida joins opposition to 'Alligator Alcatraz' in Everglades
The Seminole Tribe of Florida joined the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida and the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma in ...
With ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ Trump and DeSantis define their immigration policy as a tragic farce
Trump tours Florida's new detention camp as ICE continues to harass brown-skinned workers and onlookers in California.
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.
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 ...