Alcatraz, Florida
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With Florida's so-called Alligator Alcatraz now open, another migrant detention facility roughly 400 miles north of the original is already planned in the Everglades.
A lawsuit claims detainees at Florida’s 'Alligator Alcatraz' are denied legal access, with no way to challenge their detention or contact attorneys.
Gov. Ron DeSantis told reporters the state is planning to hold another 2,000 detainees at the Camp Blanding migrant detention facility.
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 as "military-age males, and a lot of them have criminal records."
DeSantis Pushes Second Migrant Center As “Alligator Alcatraz” Stirs Uproar. ... In contrast, the proposed second center at Camp Blanding would be located on a more accessible military base, ...
Will Trump tour 'Alligator Alcatraz,' proposed ICE detention center? List of his past Florida visits
DeSantis is moving fast on ICE detention center "Alligator Alcatraz" in Florida. Trump ramped up efforts to deport undocumented immigrants in the US.
A detention center made of heavy-duty tents, trailers. Speaking to reporters at an event in Tampa, DeSantis touted the state's muscular approach to immigration enforcement and its willingness to ...