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WPEC CBS 12 · 16m

Florida's 'Deportation Depot': From empty prison to immigration processing hub

Standing in front of the Baker Correctional Institution, closed since 2021, Gov. DeSantis unveiled the new name: the "Deportation Depot."

Politico on MSN · 1d

Florida to use shuttered prison as 2nd immigration detention center after ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

The state plans to spend up to $6 million to stand up Baker Correctional Institution to hold more than 1,300 people awaiting deportation.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Beyond Alligator Alcatraz: Underused Florida prison to also house migrants

With Alligator Alcatraz running in the Everglades, the governor will turn an underused state prison into a second facility for those awaiting deportation.

Judge to rule in a week on future of Alligator Alcatraz

Judge concludes hearing on halting ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ construction over environmental concerns without an immediate ruling

The fate of a makeshift immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” hung in the balance on Wednesday as a federal judge considered whether building on sensitive wetlands violated environmental laws.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel · 8m

Judge to rule in a week on future of Alligator Alcatraz as groups seek injunction

Alligator Alcatraz came to life in June after Florida's attorney general announced on social media that a detention center would be built in Collier.

Judge to rule within a week on whether to temporarily shutter Alligator Alcatraz

The fate of Alligator Alcatraz is now in the hands of a Miami federal judge who over the last four months sanctioned Florida’s Republican attorney general and blocked police from enforcing a new state immigration law.

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Faith leaders rally weekly at Alligator Alcatraz, urge humane treatment for detainees

Religious leaders, advocates and family members of detainees gathered for a vigil outside Alligator Alcatraz. Officials deny their claims.

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Environmental concerns could halt construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Last week, US District Judge Kathleen Williams ordered a 14-day halt on additional construction at the site while witnesses ...

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Gator devours massive python in Florida Everglades, near Alligator Alcatraz

An alligator made a meal out of an invasive Burmese python at Shark Valley in the Florida Everglades, near Alligator Alcatraz ...

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Most alligator-infested rivers in Florida: Here’s a list of the top 5 most gator-filled

Here's an estimate of how many alligators live in Florida, a list of the top five most alligator-infested rivers in the state ...

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Cuban migrants, more vulnerable than ever, fear limbo at Alligator Alcatraz

There’s a dissonance between how Americans, especially some lawmakers, talk about Cubans fleeing the island and how they are ...

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Inside Trump's 'Alligator Alcatraz': Detainees Claim Abuse In Legal Black Hole

At US President Donald Trump's new migrant detention centre in the Florida Everglades, time has no discernible meaning.

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In fundraising pitch, NV GOP urges state to build its own ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

The Nevada Republican Party thinks the state should build its own high-security immigration detention center and name it “Coyote Compound.” ...

Inside Alligator Alcatraz: Lawyers say state’s ‘due process’ records omit weeks of delays

Attorneys included in those records tell WPTV the state is leaving out weeks of requests that paint an incomplete picture of ...

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