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Environmental groups sue to block ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
A coalition of environmental groups on Friday sued over the Trump administration’s plans to build a detention center in the Everglades that critics have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” The suit
Environmental groups file lawsuit over ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in Florida Everglades
The groups sued federal, state and Miami-Dade County officials over the facility, which could start housing migrants next week.
Environmentalists sue to stop opening of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in Everglades
Florida officials have said the facility, nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz” by Republicans, will open early next week and hold up to 3,000 detainees.
What to know about Alcatraz: Former prison doesn't have alligators, snakes. Sharks? Yes
Land in the Everglades once designated to be a jetport, is now being turned into a detention center for migrants and being called Alligator Alcatraz.
Protesters gathered outside "Alligator Alcatraz" this weekend in the Everglades
Environmental groups, citizens, including Native Americans, came out to protest the building and opening of a 5,000-bed immigration detention center in the Everglades.
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 million site that will house 5,000 ICE detainees.
Protesters gather in Florida Everglades to oppose ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Collier Training and Transition Airport to protest the construction of an immigrant detention center.
Protests erupt against ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention facility
Protesters demonstrated against the migrant detention facility being constructed in the Florida Everglades, known as “Alligator Alcatraz.” It comes as the construction process appeared to speed up over the weekend.
'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 in the Florida Everglades,
Protests grow over as Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz' set to open
Indigenous groups and environmentalists are protesting the construction of a migrant detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” Crews are racing to build the facility in the Everglades, but environmental groups have filed a lawsuit to block it,
Florida will help create less ‘woke’ college accrediting body, DeSantis says
Florida will join some other Southern states to form a new less “woke” accrediting body to set standards for state ...
Florida signs up to create new accrediting body for state universities
The Commission for Public Higher Education will include schools in the State University System of Florida, University System ...
Judge finds Florida attorney general in contempt of court for flouting immigration order
Litigants cannot change the plain meaning of words as it suits them, especially when conveying a court’s clear and ...
Investigation into Florida condo collapse is expected to finish in 2026
More than four years after a Florida condominium collapse killed 98 people, federal investigators have yet to make a final ...
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Florida insurance policyholders still struggle with high costs as companies back in black
Battered by financials for years, this hurricane season arrives with the state's insurance market seeing its first profit in eight years.
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Florida lawmakers must take local land-use change limit off legislative agenda | Opinion
Florida legislators passed Senate Bill 180 “to bolster hurricane relief and recovery and enhance response efforts in Florida." -- with a poison pill.
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Florida insurers strength: What to know as hurricane season hits - Palm Beach Post
The ratings agency’s nod is significant because much of the homeowner insurance crisis reached a pitch in 2022 — before Hurricane Ian became the costliest hurricane to hit Florida — when ...