The immigration detention center in Florida’s Everglades will soon be empty. State officials expect the facility to have no detainees “within a few days.”
Alligator Alcatraz
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‘Who’s running the show?’ is a key question in ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ challenge
A lawsuit challenging construction and operations of an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as ‘Alligator Alley’ has wrapped up with several key questions unanswered.
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A family’s fishing trip ends with the dad at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’. Here’s their story
Civil rights lawyers say many migrant detainees in Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” are being barred from meeting regularly with attorneys and are being held in dangerous conditions.
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Trump tours ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ a day before its first arrivals are expected
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that the facility should be “ready for business” by the time Trump visits on Tuesday — despite the protests of pro-immigration, Indigenous and environmental groups.
