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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 ...
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Environmental Groups Sue To Block ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center
Environmental activists filed a lawsuit on Friday to stop the construction of a novel detention center for foreign nationals ...
'Alligator Alcatraz' Faces Legal Challenge Days Before Opening
Two environmental charities on Friday filed a lawsuit at a Miami federal court attempting to block the opening of a new migrant processing facility at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport ...
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 ...
What if a hurricane hits ‘Alligator Alcatraz'? Florida drawing up evacuation plan
If they stick to that schedule, detainees will begin arriving in the hottest part of the year for Florida - and the middle of ...
The history of the 'Alligator Alcatraz' airstrip and how Palm Beach County was involved
The little-used airstrip in the Everglades that the state is using to build a detention center for immigrants, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," is part of a storied history involving Palm Beach County at ...