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'Alligator Alcatraz' provides a political 'boon' for Ron DeSantis and his top allies
At the direction of Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida is quickly constructing a $450 million-a-year immigration detention center, ...
'Alligator Alcatraz' detention site in Everglades draws protests
Several hundred demonstrators protested plans for an immigration detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," that is being ...
DeSantis used his emergency powers to get ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ built
TALLAHASSEE — Nearly three years ago, when Hurricane Ian destroyed a bridge in southwest Florida and left residents on a ...
Trump expected to visit the 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention facility this week
Trump is expected to be in attendance Tuesday at the opening of a controversial immigration detention center dubbed ...
Controversial "Alligator Alcatraz" detention facility days away from opening, DeSantis says
A controversial immigration detention center being constructed in the Everglades is just days away from opening. On Friday, ...
'One stop shop': Gov. DeSantis shares key goals for 'Alligator Alcatraz'
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis joins 'Fox & Friends' to discuss the mission behind a new ICE detention facility in the Everglades ...
Native leaders blast construction of Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ on land they call sacred
Critics have condemned the detention facility and what they call the state’s apparent reliance on alligators as a security ...