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The future of Alligator Alcatraz hangs on one big question

The answer could play a key role in a legal battle over the facility’s fate. And it has bigger implications, too.

Democratic lawmakers demand information about 'Alligator Alcatraz'

A group of congressional Democrats is pushing officials at the DHS for more information about the use of the immigration ...

Records provide more details about who’s held at Alligator Alcatraz and how long

A month into his detention at Alligator Alcatraz, Daniel Ortiz Piñeda faced a stark choice: continue his legal fight for ...
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Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost calls for Alligator Alcatraz closure, labels it an internment camp

Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost held a news conference outside of Alligator Alcatraz, a detention facility in the Everglades, ...
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Despite change of venue, Alligator Alcatraz plaintiffs argue they've still got the upper hand

Although a federal judge in Miami ordered their case be moved to another Florida district, the ACLU and other plaintiffs ...

‘Shut it down.’ Every Sunday, they come to pray outside Alligator Alcatraz

As thunder boomed on an ominous Sunday evening just outside of Alligator Alcatraz, over 200 people — most of them reverends, ...

‘Psychological warfare’: Internal data shows true nature of Alligator Alcatraz

A month into his detention at Alligator Alcatraz, Daniel Ortiz Piñeda faced a stark choice: continue his legal fight for asylum or give it up to hopefully put an end to his extended stay at the ...
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Split decision in ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ case

A federal judge handed down a split decision Aug. 18 in a lawsuit brought by detainees at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz.” ...