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Florida lawmakers to visit Alligator Alcatraz after being denied access and concerns over detainee conditions
Four Florida members of congress are expected to visit the new ICE detention facility in the Everglades known as Alligator ...
New ICE pact could have Orange jail staff driving immigrants to Alligator Alcatraz
If adopted by the county commission Tuesday, an amended agreement with the federal government would authorize county ...
Green Card Holder Detained in Alligator Alcatraz Speaks Out
A Cuban musician who says he's a lawful permanent resident detailed inhumane and unsanitary conditions at "Alligator Alcatraz ...
DACA recipient detained at Alligator Alcatraz, attorney says. ‘We don’t know why’
The narrative is that only violent criminals are being sent to Alligator Alcatraz,” attorney Phillip Arroyo said. “We don’t ...
DACA recipient from Orange County among those at Alligator Alcatraz, attorney says
It’s not a detention facility that is going to be up to par with the requirements necessarily, so yeah, it’s horrible,” his ...
‘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 ...
DACA recipient among those at Alligator Alcatraz, attorney says
It’s not a detention facility that is going to be up to par with the requirements necessarily, so yeah, it’s horrible,” his ...
Calling Everglades detention center 'Alligator Alcatraz' is a crock | Opinion
In the Everglades, crocodiles are more dangerous than alligators. And calling a place there Alligator Alcatraz is a crock.
Giant bugs, heat and a hospital visit: Inside Alligator Alcatraz’s first days
Concerns about conditions for detainees were heightened when one was rushed out of the detention center Monday in an ...
Is Alligator Alcatraz the official name of the Florida immigrant detention center?
"Alligator Alcatraz" is the name posted in front of the hastily converted immigrant detention facility in the Florida ...
South Floridians line up outside ICE facility where Haitian woman died to protest Alligator Alcatraz, Trump's immigration policies
ICE received additional funding from President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," and Alligator Alcatraz began operating.
Florida lawmakers expected to visit Alligator Alcatraz after weeks of being told "no"
Five state lawmakers were denied entry into the facility on July 3, despite saying Florida law allows them to inspect it without notice. They filed a lawsuit against the Gov. Ron DeSantis and the ...