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Detainees held at Alligator Alcatraz describe cage-like units swarmed by mosquitoes
Legal advocates and relatives of immigrant detainees held in Florida's notorious Alligator Alcatraz are demanding the closure ...
Florida signs $245 million in contracts for ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Here’s a look by the numbers
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has already signed at least $245 million in state contracts to set up and run the ...
Detention of two Italians at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ sparks backlash at home
Lawmakers called for Italy’s conservative government to do more to secure the repatriation of two nationals held at the new ...
Nearly three dozen 911 calls made from immigrant detention center ‘Alligator Alcatraz,' records show
Nearly three dozen 911 calls have been made from an immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades and new records are ...
Families of Italian nationals held in Alligator Alcatraz plead for their release
Two Italian nationals living in the United States are among the inmates currently being held at the ICE detention center ...
Alligator Alcatraz detention center in Florida: How many pythons are in the Everglades?
Alligator Alcatraz, the migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, is surrounded by swamps infested with massive ...
The Chaotic Early Days Inside Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center
Several immigrant detainees described high tension and anxiety at the remote, hastily constructed facility over a lack of ...
Standards for ICE detention centers like Alligator Alcatraz are not consistently applied
“In most respects, ICE facilities operate with less consistent oversight and legal accountability than state or federal ...
Deportation flights, lawsuits and expansion: What’s next for Alligator Alcatraz?
The tents, beds and pens have been erected in the Florida Everglades, and hundreds of migrants have been shipped to the ...
Emails show DeSantis administration blindsided county officials with plans for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration left many local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center that ...
‘Alligator Alcatraz' timeline: Everglades detention center from beginning to now
Florida’s immigration detention facility located at an isolated Everglades airfield surrounded by mosquito-, python- and alligator-filled swamplands went from a video on X to reality in a matter of ...