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Feds push back in ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center fight
Environmental groups have sued to stop the center, arguing it will hurt the environmentally sensitive Everglades.
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New signs, growing concerns as ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ takes shape in Everglades
As the first wave of migrant detainees prepares to arrive, Florida officials are finalizing construction on what critics are ...
Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center is set to receive its first group of immigrants
The first group of immigrants were scheduled to arrive Wednesday night at a new detention center deep in the Florida ...
A Dedicated FEMA Fund Will Pay for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Q: Are FEMA funds being used to construct an immigrant detention facility in the Everglades? A: Yes, the immigrant detention ...
Alligator Alcatraz opened Tuesday ready for a hurricane — but not a summer shower
Alligator Alcatraz opened Tuesday without a water view. Then it rained. Shortly after President Donald Trump left the brand ...
Everglades Alcatraz rose without a review or citizen input. Nonprofits are fighting back
Truck traffic, blazing lights, sewage: 55 years later, Alligator Alcatraz steamrolls Marjory Stoneman Douglas-led effort to ...