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Environmental groups try blocking Trump's 'Alligator Alcatraz' with last-minute lawsuit
A lawsuit challenges the "Alligator Alcatraz" detention center near the Everglades, while Gov. DeSantis defends the $450 ...
Hundreds protest outside planned ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center
The DeSantis administration has made quick work of transforming the property into what state officials see as an ideal ...
Meet the folks who live near ‘Alligator Alcatraz' and call the Everglades home
"I was kind of offended on the alligator's behalf with the way they talk about them," she said. "I don't think the alligator ...
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Protesters gather as 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention facility nears completion
Hundreds protest Florida's new immigration detention facility in the Everglades, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," as Gov. DeSantis says it will open Tuesday.
'Alligator Alcatraz' Faces Legal Challenge Days Before Opening
Two environmental charities on Friday filed a lawsuit at a Miami federal court attempting to block the opening of a new migrant processing facility at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport ...
What is Alligator Alcatraz? What will be its potential impact on Everglades, immigrants?
A proposed immigrant detention center in the Everglades dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" is drawing criticism for its potential ...
Native leaders blast construction of Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ on land they call sacred
Critics have condemned the detention facility and what they call the state’s apparent reliance on alligators as a security ...
Tribal nations band together to denounce 'Alligator Alcatraz' on Florida ancestral homelands
Tribal nations with ancestral ties to the land are denouncing the development of 'Alligator Alcatraz' in Big Cypress National ...