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Is ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ ‘Vile’ Or ‘Professional’? What Critics And Backers Say About Detainment Facility
Dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” the massive tent detention complex built deep in the Florida Everglades can hold 3,000 and could be the template for other facilities in other states.
‘Alligator Alcatraz’: What to know about Florida’s new controversial migrant detention facility
Deep in the marshy wetlands of the Florida Everglades – less than 50 miles west of President Donald Trump’s Doral resort in Miami – sits the latest battleground in his administration’s immigration enforcement efforts: A detention facility dubbed,
Inside ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ detainees report relentless mosquitos, limited water
Without permanent structures, electricity or running water, logistical headaches have emerged at “Alligator Alcatraz.”
Woman seeks answers about husband detained at Alligator Alcatraz facility
I spoke with a woman whose husband is detained at Alligator Alcatraz. However, confirming with a government body that he is actually there, is harder than you might think.
'Alligator Alcatraz' Detainees Say in New Lawsuit They're Being Denied Access to Their Attorneys
Detainees at Florida's new immigrant detention camp in the Everglades and several legal aid groups filed a class-action lawsuit yesterday challenging the lack of legal access at the isolated prison. Four current detainees at the camps—as well as Florida Keys Immigration,
Lawsuit: Detainees at 'Alligator Alcatraz' denied legal access, can't contest detention
A lawsuit claims detainees at Florida’s 'Alligator Alcatraz' are denied legal access, with no way to challenge their detention or contact attorneys.
Detained migrants, attorneys file lawsuit for legal rights at Alligator Alcatraz
They allege the authorities behind Alligator Alcatraz have blocked detainees from access to legal counsel and that no protocol exists for them to have confidential attorney-client
Lawyers and Families Report Squalid Conditions and Lack of Legal Access at Alligator Alcatraz
Numerous accounts of lack of showers, overflowing toilets, and inability to meet with lawyers are emerging from the detention center in the middle of the Everglades.
‘Alligator Alcatraz’: Early plans called for world’s largest airport at the site
Collier could have been home to the Everglades Jetport, the world's largest airport of the future, until environmentalists ...
Could 'Alligator Alcatraz' Airport Launch Deportation Flights? What We Know
"This is an existing airstrip that is already built and paved," the office of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis told Newsweek.
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Alligator on runway at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida captured ...
TAMPA, Fla. — A large alligator made its way onto the runway at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida where it had to be captured and taken away for release in a nearby river, officials said.
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'Friendly' alligator wanders onto Florida Air Force base, lounges on runway
A "friendly" alligator was discovered Tuesday “preparing for take-off” on the runway of an Air Force base in Florida.
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Alligator on runway at Fla. base captured, released
TAMPA, Fla. — A large alligator made its way onto the runway at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida where it had to be captured and taken away for release in a nearby river, officials said.