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Judge considers whether Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz detention center violates environmental law
A federal judge on Wednesday was hearing arguments over whether to stop construction of an immigration detention center built ...
Florida begins awarding contracts for second immigrant detention center
Florida has begun the early stages of building a second immigrant detention center to join Alligator Alcatraz.
There Is an Information Blackout at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Migrant Detention Camp
Public records related to Florida’s so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” migrant detention camp have essentially disappeared into ...
Judge to consider halting operations at 'Alligator Alcatraz' over environmental concerns
A federal judge will hold a hearing Wednesday on whether to block operations at the controversial "Alligator Alcatraz" ...
Florida, feds ordered to produce Alligator Alcatraz agreements
A federal judge has ordered officials to produce agreements showing who has legal authority at the detention site.
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Federal judge to hear conservation groups' arguments for shutting down Alligator Alcatraz
The lawsuit alleges state and federal agencies are violating the landmark National Environmental Policy Act by building the ...
Will Nebraska be home to the next ‘Alligator Alcatraz?’
Nebraska reportedly is being considered as a home to one of the federally funded migrant detention centers that U.S. Homeland ...
Deportation flights from ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ begin as Florida vows a ‘surge’ of immigration arrests
It’s not clear where the flights ended up after Gov. Ron DeSantis announced them from the controversial tent city the state ...
Arizona is a potential site for an 'Alligator Alcatraz'-like facility, Kristi Noem says
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told CBS News "Alligator Alcatraz" is a model for migrant detention centers in Arizona and other states.
At ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ the Biggest Risk Isn’t Alligators
The area around the immigrant detention center, deep in the Everglades, is threatened by hurricanes, extreme heat and even ...