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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"

Latin Times

Trump’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ reveals the ongoing cruelty towards migrants in US

President’s supporters are gleeful but Everglades jail could prove to be a humanitarian and environmental tragedy

The Guardian - US

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

The Independent UK

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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.

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

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

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

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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."

The Independent UK

First immigration detainees arrive at Florida center in the Everglades

The first group of immigrants has arrived at a new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”

The Independent UK

The Everglades Jetport Was Supposed To Be a World Wonder. Now It's 'Alligator Alcatraz.'

Our dreams have fallen from supersonic world travel to jailing migrants who've hurt no one.

Reason

Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center is set to receive its first group of immigrants

The first group of immigrants are set to arrive at a new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”

The Independent UK

Trump Ally Slammed For Saying Alligators In Everglades Detention Center Are 'Guaranteed At Least 65 Million Meals': 'Lunatic'

Far right activist Laura Loomer is being slammed online after saying alligators in a new migrant detention center are "guaranteed at least 65 million meals"

Latin Times

‘I guess that’s the concept’: Trump floats letting ‘alligators and snakes’ eat immigrants who escape detention

It was only a matter of time before MAGA incorporated reptiles and amphibians to the culture wars.

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Trump Approves Florida Plan to Use National Guard as Immigration Judges to Speed Deportations

Trump announced that he has approved Florida Gov. DeSantis' proposal to deputize National Guard Judge Advocate General Corps officers to serve as immigration judges at a newly built detention facility in the Everglades.

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Reason

Trump Visits $450 Million 'Alligator Alcatraz,' Suggests Taxpayers Should Fund More of Them

Only eight days after construction began, Florida’s new immigration detention center in the Everglades is set to officially open this week.

Benzinga

Trump And DeSantis Inaugurate 'Alligator Alcatraz' Immigrant Detention Center Deep In Florida Everglades

Florida opened its newly minted state-run immigrant detention camp deep in the Everglades, nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz." President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis were on hand to inaugurate the facility on Tuesday in an apparent push to support the president's aggressive deportation campaign.

Al Jazeera

‘Cops in the form of alligators’: Trump visits Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz

The migrant detention facility, located in the Florida wetlands, was built in eight days and will include 3,000 beds.

The Guardian - US

Trump celebrates harsh conditions for detainees on visit to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

President says immigration jail in Florida Everglades is a ‘little controversial, but I couldn’t care less’

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Latin Times

Trump Suggests Teaching Migrants How to 'Run Away' From Alligators 'If They Escape' Alligator Alcatraz

Trump shared a tip for migrants at the "Alligator Alcatraz" detention camp in the Florida Everglades, suggesting they run in a zig zag to evade gator attacks.

International Business Times

Trump Hails New 'Alligator Alcatraz' Migrant Detention Center

US President Donald Trump reveled in a new Florida migrant detention center dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" Tuesday, joking that any escapees would be taught to run away from the reptiles to avoid being eaten.

Roll Call

Trump talks tough on deportations during Florida detention site visit

President Trump had tough words for future detainees who will be housed at a new alligator-surrounded facility in Florida's Everglades.

The Independent UK

Trump will visit a remote immigration detention site in the Florida Everglades

President Donald Trump is heading to Florida’s Everglades for a firsthand look at a new immigration detention facility that the White House suggests will be especially secure given that it is “surrounded by alligators.”

International Business Times UK

Where Is Alligator Alcatraz? Size, Facilities And Why Are Environmentalists Opposing Construction Of ICE Detention Centre?

Alligator Alcatraz, a massive ICE detention centre in Florida's Everglades, sparks fierce opposition over environmental harm and Indigenous land rights.

Benzinga

Trump To Visit 'Alligator Alcatraz' Migrant Detention Center This Week Amid Deportation Push: Report

President Donald Trump is expected to attend on Tuesday the opening of a temporary migrant detention facility in Florida’s Everglades, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”

International Business Times

Florida GOP Drops 'Sick' Alligator Alcatraz Merch to Flood of Backlash: 'Disgusting and Inexcusable'

As Florida officials rush to open Alligator Alcatraz to detain migrants in the Everglades, the state's Republican Party premiered a line of branded merchandise.

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