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'Alligator Alcatraz': DeSantis says Florida's immigration detention center has 'zero impact' on Everglades
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis claims that the newly opened “Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center has “zero impact" on ...
Alligator Alcatraz Is a 'Huge Step Backward,' Native Tribal Leader Warns
A tribal leader told Newsweek that he and members in the Big Cypress National Preserve of Florida, which is adjacent to the ...
Florida plan to deputize National Guard officers as immigration judges at Alligator Alcatraz would likely violate constitutional rights
The McCarran-Walter Act also contains several provisions that subject most immigration court decisions such as removal or asylum to judicial review in federal courts. That can happen on direct appeal ...
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'Didn't Twiddle Their Thumbs': DeSantis Defends State for Blindsiding Local Officials on Alligator Alcatraz
DeSantis Defends State for Blindsiding Local Officials on Alligator Alcatraz Gov. Ron DeSantis defended Friday the state agency ...
Central Florida counties agree to have jail staff transport ICE detainees to other facilities
A new state law mandates increased cooperation between state and local law enforcement with ICE. In March, Mayor Demings signed a 287 (g) Warrant Service Officer agreement, which granted Orange County ...
How 7 immigrants came to the U.S. and ended up at Alligator Alcatraz
An Italian passport holder was already preparing to leave the U.S. All three ended up at Alligator Alcatraz, a vast compound of tents and trailers built to hold up to 3,000 migrants deep in the ...
Alligator Alcatraz is psychological terrorism
Many things are wrong with the Florida migrant detention center officially named “Alligator Alcatraz,” but least of these are ...
Catch up on Alligator Alcatraz with these five takeaways
These articles share insights into Alligator Alcatraz, the migrant detention center in Florida. The takeaways focus on construction, politics and the controversial location. See the stories below.