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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 ...
DeSantis: Camp Blanding ICE detention facility put on hold until Alligator Alcatraz fills up
Gov. DeSantis said he wants to avoid establishing a new detention facility at Camp Blanding for now to avoid it being ...
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Next on Native Bidaské: Alligator Alcatraz: The Fight to Protect the Everglades
In the heart of the Florida Everglades, a battle is brewing that could redefine the meaning of sovereignty, environmental ...
Florida lawmakers allowed into ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ say detainees packed into cages
Deep in the hazardous and ecologically fragile Everglades, hundreds of migrants are confined in cages in a makeshift tent ...
Daughter says man being held at ‘Alligator Alcatraz' wants to self-deport
Fernando Artese had plans to voluntarily leave the country before he was arrested last month for driving with a suspended ...
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Gov. DeSantis won’t open Camp Blanding migrant facility until Alligator Alcatraz fills up
During remarks in Tampa, Gov. Ron DeSantis said he wouldn’t activate Camp Blanding in Northeast Florida until the ...
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Immigrant Rights Group Says Its Billboards Opposing Alligator Alcatraz Were Taken Down Under Political Pressure
The Florida Immigrant Coalition's new billboards were restored after being taken down, but why were they removed in the first place?
Contracts Show Millions of Dollars and Diverted Disaster Resources Were Used to Build DeSantis’ ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The camp was first announced by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, who is DeSantis’ former chief of staff and was ...