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Environmental groups try blocking Trump's 'Alligator Alcatraz' with last-minute lawsuit
A lawsuit challenges the "Alligator Alcatraz" detention center near the Everglades, while Gov. DeSantis defends the $450 ...
'Alligator Alcatraz' provides a political 'boon' for Ron DeSantis and his top allies
At the direction of Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida is quickly constructing a $450 million-a-year immigration detention center, ...
'Alligator Alcatraz' T-shirts, hats being sold by Florida GOP. What to know about new merch
As Gov. DeSantis rushes "Alligator Alcatraz," an immigrant detention facility in the Everglades, into operation, Florida ...
Florida is moving ahead with 'Alligator Alcatraz,' despite widespread pushback
Florida's attorney general says the migrant detention facility is on track to open in early July, at a little-used airfield ...
How DeSantis leaned on emergency powers to build ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in days
The speed by which the state is building the detention camp has unnerved environmentalists as well as local and state elected ...
"Alligator Alcatraz" faces legal and physical challenges days before operations
CBS News Miami's Larry Seward reports that dozens of protesters crowded around the site's gates in the Florida Everglades, ...
'Alligator Alcatraz' Faces Legal Challenge Days Before Opening
Two environmental charities on Friday filed a lawsuit at a Miami federal court attempting to block the opening of a new migrant processing facility at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport ...
Native leaders blast construction of Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ on land they call sacred
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is racing ahead with construction of a makeshift immigration detention ...
“This is all very dark,” Orlando lawmaker weighs in on anticipated Alligator Alcatraz
Environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit aiming to stop construction of the detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” ...