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Trump admin shares meme of ICE alligators outside Florida prison
The image depicted the security of "Alligator Alcatraz," which has become a flashpoint in the immigration debate.
'Alligator Alcatraz' T-shirts, hats being sold by Florida GOP. What to know about new merch
As Gov. DeSantis rushes "Alligator Alcatraz," an immigrant detention facility in the Everglades, into operation, Florida ...
Environmental groups try blocking Trump's 'Alligator Alcatraz' with last-minute lawsuit
A lawsuit challenges the "Alligator Alcatraz" detention center near the Everglades, while Gov. DeSantis defends the $450 ...
Native leaders blast construction of Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ on land they call sacred
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is racing ahead with construction of a makeshift immigration detention ...
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Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center isn't funded by FEMA hurricane money
Florida and federal officials announced the state will build a new immigration detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Everglades, and because the facility will be partly funded by the ...
Where is "Alligator Alcatraz"? Florida migrant camp rises on land once eyed for supersonic jetport
A brief history of the land where Florida officials and the federal government are building "Alligator Alcatraz." ...
How DeSantis leaned on emergency powers to build ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in days
The speed by which the state is building the detention camp has unnerved environmentalists as well as local and state elected ...