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DeSantis doubles down on immigration jails with ‘deportation depot’ announcement while ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ faces closure

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Florida governor says state will open ‘deportation depot’ immigration jail

Ron DeSantis announced move as judge to decide whether to close ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ facility in Everglades

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Florida opening Deportation Depot at former prison to operate alongside Alligator Alcatraz

Ron DeSantis announced a new immigration detention center at the former Baker Correctional Institution

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DeSantis announces plans for second immigration detention facility in north Florida

Florida Republican Gov_ Ron DeSantis’ administration is preparing to open a second immigration detention facility at a state prison in north Florida, as a federal judge decides the fate of the state’s holding center for immigrants at an isolated airstrip in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”

The Independent UK

Inside Trump's 'Alligator Alcatraz': Detainees Allege Abuse In A Legal Black Hole

At US President Donald Trump's new migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, time has no discernible meaning.

International Business Times

Close To Half Of All Migrants Sent To 'Alligator Alcatraz' Don't Have a Criminal Record: Report

Close to half of all migrants sent to the Florida migrant detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" don't have criminal records, data obtained by CBS News showed

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Judge to hear arguments on halting 'Alligator Alcatraz' construction over environmental concerns

A federal judge will hear closing arguments in a hearing over whether to stop construction indefinitely at an immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” as she considers whether it violates environmental laws

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Florida Judge To Weigh Request To Shut Down 'Alligator Alcatraz' After Suspension Of Operations

A Florida judge will hear a petition to permanently shut down the detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" over arguments that it could cause "irreparable" harm to the Everglades

Latin Times

‘Petri dish for disease’: attorney raises alarm of possible Covid outbreak at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

A respiratory disease is running rampant through Florida immigration jail, according to attorney of a detained person

The Guardian - US

Mexican President Sheinbaum Says There Are More Than 80 Nationals Held At 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said there are over 80 nationals currently held at the Florida detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz"

Latin Times

Alligator Alcatraz May Threaten Habitat of Endangered Florida Panthers, Expert Says

Wildlife experts warn that construction, operations, and noise from Alligator Alcatraz threaten the habitat of endangered species in the Florida Everglades, including the Florida panther

Latin Times

A Terrible Environmental Law Finally Did Something Good: It Paused Construction of Alligator Alcatraz

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order against any additional construction at the immigration detention center amid plans to increase the facility’s capacity to 4,000 detainees.

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Florida updated agreement on handling detainees at 'Alligator Alcatraz,' but a month after it opened

Florida's corrections agency and ICE updated an agreement on handling federal immigration detainees, but they did it more than a month after ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ opened

The Independent UK

Judge blocks Alligator Alcatraz’s construction plans because it didn’t complete an environmental review first

The state must stop installing any more filling, lighting, paving, fencing or other infrastructure for 14 days

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US Judge Orders Temporary Halt To New 'Alligator Alcatraz' Construction

A US federal judge ordered a temporary pause on Thursday to further construction of the migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz" in a case filed by conservation groups.

The Guardian - US

Conservationists hail US judge’s order to pause building at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ jail

Temporary halt for facility in Florida Everglades comes as attorneys argue whether environmental laws being violated

Latin Times

Construction At 'Alligator Alcatraz' Suspended Over Environmental Concerns

A federal judge halted construction at the migrant detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz for two weeks after a hearing over its potential environmental impact

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Alligator Alcatraz is nothing more than ‘an oversized kennel’ for migrants, ex-prison guard says

Former corrections officer alleges ‘inhumane’ conditions prevail at Everglades detention center as DHS insists claims are ‘yet another attempt to smear ICE law enforcement’

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Donald Trump’s $450M Alligator Alcatraz is dumping hundreds of migrants in ‘oversized kennels’

72% of them don't even have a criminal history.

Latin Times

Trump Admin Launches 'Speedway Slammer', Indiana Migrant Detention Center Inspired by 'Alligator Alcatraz'

DHS has announced a new partnership with the state of Indiana to build the "Speedway Slammer," a facility inspired by Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz"

The Independent UK

Indiana announces a ‘Speedway Slammer’ to house migrants and become the Hoosier state’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Indiana is expanding a state prison by 1,000 beds to house migrants in what Trump officials are calling the ‘Speedway Slammer.’

Latin Times

'Alligator Alcatraz' Could Be Shut Down, But Not Due To Its Harsh Conditions For Migrants

The Florida migrant detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" could be shut down due to environmental concerns

The Guardian - UK

My travels in Trump’s Florida: Maga superstars, gen Z Republicans – and the shame of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Is the US in a new gilded age of inequality? On a 400-mile journey from a triumphant conservative youth summit to a hastily constructed immigration detention centre, the answer became clearer ...

The Independent UK

Florida prepares to build a 2nd immigration detention center to join 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Florida Gov_ Ron DeSantis’ administration is apparently preparing to build a second immigration detention center, awarding at least one contract for what’s labeled in state records as the “North Detention Facility.”

The Independent UK

Judge orders Florida, federal officials to produce 'Alligator Alcatraz' agreements

A federal judge has ordered officials to produce agreements showing who has legal authority at “Alligator Alcatraz,” an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades

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