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Detainees describe worms in food, sewage near beds inside 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Worms in the food

The Independent UK

Florida lawmakers who were denied access to 'Alligator Alcatraz' sue DeSantis

Five Florida state lawmakers who were denied access to a new immigration detention center in the Everglades are suing Gov. Ron DeSantis

The Independent UK

Miami-Dade Mayor Decries 'Alligator Alcatraz' In Op-Ed: 'Fundamentally Inhumane'

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine-Cava decried the policies that led to the opening of the Everglades migrant detention center dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz"

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Leaked Documents Show 'Alligator Alcatraz' Could Cost Over $600 Million

More questions arise over how Florida’s newest immigration detention center is being funded by the Trump administration.

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Miami-Dade Mayor Requests Oversight Access To 'Alligator Alcatraz' Over Concerns Of Harsh Treatment Of Migrants

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is requesting oversight access to the migrant detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz"

Latin Times

New Allegations Emerge from 'Alligator Alcatraz' Including Extreme Temperatures, Lack of Access to Confidential Legal Calls

New reports from detainees and their families at Florida's newly opened migrant detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," describe troubling conditions inside the facility

Latin Times

ICE Detainees In Miami-Dade Set To Be Taken To 'Alligator Alcatraz' Despite Allegations Of Harsh Conditions

The Miami-Dade County jail system agreed to take local migrant detainees to federal detention centers, including the Everglades facility known as "Alligator Alcatraz"

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'Alligator Alcatraz' Detainees Allege Being Fed 'Worm'-Ridden Food, Not Having Water to Shower

Detainees at Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" claim they're being denied food, medicine, and water for bathing, prompting calls for an investigation into the secretive state-run facility.

Latin Times

Arrested Reggaeton star describes Alligator Alcatraz conditions: ‘No water,’ food filled with ‘maggots’

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TikToker Creates Fake 'Alligator Alcatraz' Tour Company That Redirects MAGA Supporters to Migrant Aid Resources

A TikToker created a website touting fake tours of the Trump administration's new "Alligator Alcatraz," which redirects visitors to resources for migrant aid.

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'Alligator Alcatraz' Detainees Decry Lack Of Water To Bathe, Food With Maggots And 'Mosquitoes As Big As Elephants'

A detainee at "Alligator Alcatraz" described harsh conditions, including lack of water to bathe and food with maggots

Latin Times

‘There is no water to take a bath’: Detainees describe conditions in Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Several men who are being held at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ say they’ve been stripped of ‘human rights’ since arriving on Friday

The Independent UK

Ex-Trump Prison Official Questions 'Alligator Alcatraz' Design: 'Not How We Would Run a Facility'

Former prison officials and attorneys questioned and even condemned the Trump administration's new immigrant detention facility in the Florida Everglades.

Latin Times

Kristi Noem 'Bragging' About Using FEMA Funds for 'Alligator Alcatraz' Resurfaces After Deadly Texas Flood

As Texans mourn the loss of life from devastating July 4 floods, backlash grows over Kristi Noem's decision to use FEMA funds on "Alligator Alcatraz."

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The Independent UK

Major DeSantis contributor was awarded Alligator Alcatraz contract

Everglades facility is already targeted by lawsuits from environmental groups who say DeSantis overstepped authority to speed development

International Business Times

Florida Lawmakers Barred Entry From Alligator Alcatraz After Expressing 'Humanitarian Concerns'

Democratic Florida lawmakers who attempted to enter "Alligator Alcatraz" on Thursday were barred after they expressed "humanitarian concerns" about the new Everglades detention center.

Latin Times

Florida Lawmakers Barred Entry From 'Alligator Alcatraz' After Expressing 'Humanitarian Concerns'

Democratic Florida lawmakers who attempted to enter "Alligator Alcatraz" on Thursday were barred after they expressed "humanitarian concerns" about the new Everglades detention center.

The Independent UK

Americans aren’t on board with ‘Alligator Alcatraz’, new survey shows

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Food truck companies face backlash for catering ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

A TikToker filmed Kona Ice, Churro Mania, Elote Lovers and Ms.Cheezious food trucks entering the detention facility in the Florida Everglades

Latin Times

Florida Lawmakers Sound Alarm Over Plans 'To Send Pregnant Women & Children' to 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Democratic lawmakers in Florida are raising alarm over documents suggesting immigrant children and pregnant women could be detained at 'Alligator Alcatraz.'

The Guardian - US

Democratic lawmakers denied entry to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration jail

Florida state lawmakers call blockage ‘a blatant abuse of power and an attempt to conceal human rights violations’

The Independent UK

Almost half of Americans disapprove of Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’, new poll shows

Just a third of respondents to survey approved of new Everglades detention center

The Independent UK

Republican donors and Florida's hurricane know-how helped build 'Alligator Alcatraz' so quickly

Florida has converted an isolated airport in the Everglades into a massive immigration detention center called "Alligator Alcatraz."

Latin Times

Three Contractors Helping Build 'Alligator Alcatraz' Reportedly Donated To DeSantis And Florida Republicans

Three contractors helping build the migrant detention center dubbed Alligator Alcatraz have reportedly donated money to the Florida GOP and Governor Ron DeSantis

Al Jazeera

Fact-checking Trump’s immigration and One Big Beautiful Bill claims

US president made a series of remarks while touring Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention centre.

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