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If adopted by the county commission Tuesday, an amended agreement with the federal government would authorize county correctional officers to transport immigration detainees at the request of ICE.
Florida International University Police has finalized its agreement to assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which will deputize members of its staff to act as federal immigration officials. FIU is among 13 Florida university police departments that now have a finalized 287 (g) agreement signed both by the university and ICE.
ICE received additional funding from President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," and Alligator Alcatraz began operating.
A man granted protection under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program has been sent to a newly opened detention center in the Everglades, known as Alligator Alcatraz, which was designed to hold illegal immigrants awaiting deportation.
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Latin Times on MSNICE Detainees In Miami-Dade Set To Be Taken To 'Alligator Alcatraz' Despite Allegations Of Harsh ConditionsThe Miami-Dade County jail system agreed to take local migrant detainees to federal detention centers, including the Everglades facility known as "Alligator Alcatraz"
Where is Alligator Alcatraz? Dubbed East Coast version of famed prison, Trump and Kristi Noem visited new ICE detention center in Ochopee, Florida.
After being denied entry to Alligator Alcatraz last week, Florida’s state and federal lawmakers have now been invited to tour the ICE detention center in the Everglades on Saturday.
Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL) was asked about the ICE detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" in Florida's Everglades.