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

Gov. Ron DeSantis has said the location in the rugged and remote Everglades was meant as a deterrent against escape, much ...

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.
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'Our immigration system is broken': What's at stake in Monday's 'Alligator Alcatraz' hearing

A federal judge in Miami will hear arguments on Monday in a case over the controversial immigration detention center in the ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.