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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 ...
Hundreds protest outside planned ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center
The DeSantis administration has made quick work of transforming the property into what state officials see as an ideal ...
Meet the folks who live near ‘Alligator Alcatraz' and call the Everglades home
"I was kind of offended on the alligator's behalf with the way they talk about them," she said. "I don't think the alligator ...
What is Alligator Alcatraz? What will be its potential impact on Everglades, immigrants?
A proposed immigrant detention center in the Everglades dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" is drawing criticism for its potential ...
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 ...
Native leaders blast construction of Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ on land they call sacred
Critics have condemned the detention facility and what they call the state’s apparent reliance on alligators as a security ...
Tribal nations band together to denounce 'Alligator Alcatraz' on Florida ancestral homelands
Tribal nations with ancestral ties to the land are denouncing the development of 'Alligator Alcatraz' in Big Cypress National ...
Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Sparks Major Concern as Construction Begins: ‘An Obscene Human Rights Violation’
The detention facility, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” due to its location, was spearheaded by Florida Attorney General James ...