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Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Sparks Major Concern as Construction Begins: ‘An Obscene Human Rights Violation’
The detention facility, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” due to its location, was spearheaded by Florida Attorney General James ...
Where is ‘Alligator Alcatraz’? In the heart of the Glades, out past the airboat rides
The state of Florida’s controversial new immigration detention facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” sits smack in the center ...
Tribal nations band together to denounce 'Alligator Alcatraz' on Florida ancestral homelands
Tribal nations with ancestral ties to the land are denouncing the development of 'Alligator Alcatraz' in Big Cypress National ...
The history of the 'Alligator Alcatraz' airstrip and how Palm Beach County was involved
The little-used airstrip in the Everglades that the state is using to build a detention center for immigrants, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," is part of a storied history involving Palm Beach County at ...
‘Alligator Alcatraz' airport has a long runway. Can it launch deportation flights?
While it's a mostly idle airfield, the Miami-Dade facility seized by Florida has a runway longer than some at MIA.