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Reason
C.J. Ciaramella

Immigrant Rights Group Says Its Billboards Opposing Alligator Alcatraz Were Taken Down Under Political Pressure

Politics moves fast in Florida. Take the case of two new digital billboards opposing the state's Alligator Alcatraz detention camp. The billboards were purchased by the Florida Immigrant Coalition (FLIC), a statewide coalition of immigrant rights groups.

FLIC's ads were mysteriously taken down last week, less than 24 hours after going up, allegedly because of pressure from a state official. They were restored a day later.

Last Monday afternoon, the FLIC's new digital billboard advertisements appeared at two locations in Miami-Dade County. "Tell Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and County Officials: Sue to stop the Everglades Detention Camp," the ads read. 

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