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Emails show DeSantis administration blindsided county officials with plans for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The Florida governor relied on an executive order to seize the land, hire contractors, and bypass laws and regulations.
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Who ended up at Alligator Alcatraz? It’s not just ‘worst of the worst’ criminals, as officials said
But data and news reports about the first month’s arrivals show the majority of Alligator Alcatraz’s detainees do not have U.S. criminal convictions.  President Donald Trump, federal officials and ...
Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz is preventing attorney access, lawsuit says
A class-action lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges that people held at the immigrant-detention center dubbed Alligator Alcatraz ...
The Dark History That Predates Trump’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The location of Trump's immigrant detention center has a painful history of incarceration, abuse, and private interests.
Legal questions surround 'Alligator Alcatraz'
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has officially filed a class-action lawsuit against President Donald Trump's ...
Inside ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ detainees report relentless mosquitoes, limited water
Two weeks after it opened, a temporary migrant detention center in the Everglades is facing expensive logistical challenges: ...
Miccosukee Tribe wants to join federal lawsuit to halt Alligator Alcatraz operations
The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida cites "significant concerns about environmental degradation" and threats to "traditional and ...
New records reveal how much Florida is paying a private company to staff Alligator Alcatraz
Investigates is learning more about the private company the state is paying millions to run Alligator Alcatraz.