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Judge considers whether Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center violates environmental law
The suit claims the project threatens environmentally sensitive wetlands that are home to protected plants and animals.
Judge hears arguments to halt 'Alligator Alcatraz' over environmental concerns
The Florida migrant detention center dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" might have gotten its name from the massive reptiles that ...
Alligator Alcatraz could cause Florida panther habitat loss, expert says in court
The endangered Florida panther could lose thousands of acres of core territory in the Everglades due to operations at the ...
Former 'Alligator Alcatraz' worker describes 'inhumane' conditions inside
NBC6 spoke with a former corrections officer who says she saw hundreds of people held in cages with no sunlight, backed up ...
Judges Press for Answers on Federal Involvement in Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
As environmentalists made the case on Wednesday to stop operations, what was most striking was how many significant questions ...
Orlando lawmaker testifies in Alligator Alcatraz lawsuit
An Orlando-area lawmaker took the witness stand Wednesday in a lawsuit that could determine the future of a controversial ...
Florida is apparently planning to build a second ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ for Trump
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is apparently preparing to build a second immigration detention center, awarding at ...
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 ...
Three candidates for governor push ideas for SC’s own ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Three candidates for South Carolina governor have now suggested the Palmetto State have its own detention center to detain ...