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How did Alligator Alcatraz emerge in the Everglades? See what unfolded

In pursuit of immigration enforcement, the DeSantis administration quickly seized Everglades land to construct the center. A fleet of trucks transported crucial equipment into the sensitive area. Meanwhile, environmentalists sued to prevent the facility from operating, citing potential ecological damage.

Yahoo · 13h

All the Details on the New Migrant Detention Center in Florida’s Everglades Dubbed Alligator Alcatraz

President Donald Trump’s fight against America’s illegal border crossers now has serious teeth with a new migrant detention center slated for Florida’s Everglades — and state Attorney General James Uthmeier has already dubbed the facility Alligator Alcatraz.

USA TODAY · 2d

What happened and when with Everglades detention camp, AKA Alligator Alcatraz? A timeline

J une 19 Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announces plans for a migrant detention center in the Everglades via X. The state has declared its official name to be Alligator Alcatraz. June 21 Protesters begin gathering near the proposed site at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport as trucks carrying supplies and fill dirt stream in.

Alligator Alcatraz, Worm and Detainees

Washington Examiner on MSN · 18h

A day with Florida state troopers nabbing illegal immigrants for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Illegal immigrants picked up by state troopers during traffic stops this week are among the first to be moved into “Alligator Alcatraz,” a new state-run federal detention facility in the Everglades. In the six hours with the Florida Highway Patrol around southeastern Florida,

Associated Press News on MSN · 12h

Detained immigrants at 'Alligator Alcatraz' say there are worms in food and wastewater on the floor

At the brand new Everglades immigration detention center that officials have dubbed “ Alligator Alcatraz,” people held there say worms turn up in the food. Toilets don't flush, flooding floors with fecal waste,

U.S. News & World Report · 12h

Detainees Describe Worms in Food, Sewage Near Beds Inside 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Worms in the food. Toilets that don't flush, flooding floors with fecal waste. Days without a shower or prescription medicine. Mosquitoes and insects everywhere. Lights on all night. Air conditioners that suddenly shut off in the tropical heat.

Florida, Alligator Alcatraz

Sun Sentinel · 16h

Florida lawmakers who were denied access to Alligator Alcatraz file lawsuit

Five legislators who were denied access to the Alligator Alcatraz immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades last week when they attempted an unannounced inspection have filed a lawsuit

CBS News · 7h

South Florida voices speak out against Alligator Alcatraz

Among the South Florida voices speaking out against Alligator Alcatraz is Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski, who said, "We all want to make America great again, but you are not going to make America great by making America mean.

Newsweek on MSN · 8h

Leading Florida bishops issue pointed rebuke of "Alligator Alcatraz"

"Common decency requires that we remember the individuals being detained," Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski said in a statement.

Environmental groups add to legal complaints about Alligator Alcatraz

Environmental groups Friday gave formal notice that they could sue federal and state agencies over alleged violations of the ...

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As Alligator Alcatraz adds more pavement, environmentalists add to legal complaints

In a newly filed legal notice, environmental groups accused the government agencies of ignoring even more environmental ...

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Gov. DeSantis slams Democrats after new 'Alligator Alcatraz' lawsuit, says facility 'very professionally run'

Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing back on a new lawsuit filed this week by Florida Democrats related to the recent opening and ...

Naples Daily News2d

Alligator Alcatraz in the Everglades: What's the python population?

Alligator Alcatraz is a temporary migrant detention center near the Florida Everglades. The controversial center reportedly has a capacity of up to 3,000 detainees, housed in FEMA tents and ...

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Alligator Alcatraz lights up Big Cypress National Preserve’s dark sky

DarkSky International in 2016 designated Florida’s Big Cypress National Preserve as the nation’s first preserve to achieve ...

Members of Miccosukee Tribe, Everglades residents decry Alligator Alcatraz as threat to land and culture

Cited concerns included light pollution, saying the bright lights from the facility are diminishing the internationally ...

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‘Gravely concerned’: Miami-Dade County mayor presses for access to Alligator Alcatraz

Amid allegations of deplorable conditions in Alligator Alcatraz, mayor of Miami-Dade County asks the feds and state ...

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Lawmakers sue to force DeSantis to grant unannounced Alligator Alcatraz visits

The state is inviting lawmakers to visit the migrant detention center, but turned away lawmakers who showed up unannounced.

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