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Detained immigrants at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ say there are worms in food and wastewater on the floor

People held at the brand new Florida immigration detention center that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” say worms ...

Emails show DeSantis administration blindsided county officials with plans for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration left many local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center that ...
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Who ended up at Alligator Alcatraz? It’s not just ‘worst of the worst’ criminals, as officials said

On July 16, days after the first media investigations about sparse criminal backgrounds among the population were published, Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., characterized the migrants at Alligator Alcatraz ...

Florida lawmakers who were denied access to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ sue Gov. DeSantis

Five Florida state lawmakers who were denied access to a new immigration detention center in the Everglades are suing Gov.

Is ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ ‘Vile’ Or ‘Professional’? What Critics And Backers Say About Detainment Facility

Dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” the massive tent detention complex built deep in the Florida Everglades can hold 3,000 and could ...