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Environmental concerns could halt construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration jail

Gov. Ron DeSantis has said the location in the rugged and remote Everglades was meant as a deterrent against escape, much ...
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Judge to Decide Fate of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ In Everglades Wetlands

A federal judge is deciding whether to close or keep open a detention site in the Everglades, which environmentalists and the ...

Sarasota County sheriff's deputies receive ICE credentials, deployed to Alligator Alcatraz

Sarasota County sheriff's deputies who have received training from U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement have been posted to Alligator Alcatraz.

Florida updated agreement on handling detainees at ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ but a month after it opened

Florida's corrections agency and ICE updated an agreement on handling federal immigration detainees, but they did it more ...

Judge orders temporary halt to construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center

A federal judge has ordered a two-week halt to construction at an immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed ...

Federal judge halts expansion at Trump admin's Alligator Alcatraz detention facility in Florida

Court ruling stops new infrastructure capacity at Florida's Alligator Alcatraz detention facility but permits continued ...

Gator devours massive python in Florida Everglades, near Alligator Alcatraz

An alligator made a meal out of an invasive Burmese python at Shark Valley in the Florida Everglades, near Alligator Alcatraz ...

Judge to rule in a week on future of Alligator Alcatraz as groups seek injunction

Alligator Alcatraz came to life in June after Florida's attorney general announced on social media that a detention center ...