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Not just ‘Alligator Alcatraz’: Ron DeSantis floats building another immigration detention center
Florida officials have said the detention facility, which has been described as temporary, will rely on heavy-duty tents, ...
What to know about ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ Florida’s immigration detention site in the Everglades
An immigration detention facility located at an isolated Everglades airfield surrounded by mosquito-, python- and ...
Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Sparks Major Concern Among Activists as Construction Begins. Here’s What to Know
The detention facility, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” due to its location, was spearheaded by Florida Attorney General James ...
DeSantis looks to build another immigration detention camp at Camp Blanding
While building is already underway for the Everglades facility, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that his administration is ...
‘Alligator Alcatraz’: What you need to know about the Everglades detention camp
Florida’s decision to build a massive detention facility for undocumented immigrants in the middle of the Everglades is fast ...
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ opens next week. What will immigration detention camp look like?
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his administration plan to open the 1,000-bed facility the first week of July in the state’s ...
‘Alligator Alcatraz’: What to know about Florida Everglades migrant detention site
The Trump administration and Florida leaders are moving forward with a plan to build a detention facility on a remote site in the Everglades to hold undocumented migrants awaiting deportation, ...
‘Alligator Alcatraz,' immigration detention site in the Everglades: What to know
An immigration detention facility located at an isolated Everglades airfield surrounded by mosquito-, python- and alligator-filled swamplands is just days away from being operational, federal ...