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‘It’s a concentration camp’: Everything we know about Trump’s new ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in the Florida Everglades

EXPLAINER: The already-notorious immigrant detention camp was rapidly assembled in a remote location full of dangerous wildlife. But detainees have alleged brutal conditions — even while Republicans sell merchandise, writes Io Dodds

The Independent UK

The Original Alcatraz Closed for Costing Too Much. Alligator Alcatraz Should Too.

Florida’s elected officials should learn from the original facility that inspired the state’s newest immigrant detention center's name, and change course before it’s too late.

Reason

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ showcases Trump’s surreal brand of stylized cruelty

Immigrants are living in brutal conditions at the Florida detention camp, built on a sense of scripted unreality

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US supreme court blocks Florida from enforcing anti-immigration law

Judge finds Republican-crafted law probably unconstitutional for encroaching on federal government’s authority

The Guardian - US

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."

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.”

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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.

Reason

‘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.

Al Jazeera

Trump flying down to open Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center Tuesday

White House confirmed the president and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem will christen controversial migrant lockup

The Independent UK

Trump 'Likely' To Be At The Opening of Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' As Activists Protest Facility

President Donald Trump is expected to be at the opening of an immigrant detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz"

Latin Times

Trump administration taunts detained migrants with ICE alligators at proposed Florida prison

DHS called out for ‘horrendous lack of humanity’ over meme image

The Independent UK

Florida National Guard Will Deploy 100 Troops To Secure 'Alligator Alcatraz' Detention Center

The Florida National Guard is deploying some 100 troops to "Alligator Alcatraz," a new detention center located in the Everglades

Latin Times

Florida plan for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ migrant jail sparks chorus of outrage

Environmental groups, immigration advocates and Native Americans decry idea to set up the outdoor detention camp

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Al Jazeera

Is ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention centre funded by Florida hurricane money?

Government will allocate some FEMA funds to the facility, but will not use disaster relief money.

The Independent UK

Florida AG’s warning to AOC and ‘communists’ over ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as DeSantis promises more deportations

James Uthmeier sneers that liberal protesters will not be able to picket new facility because of its situation deep in the Everglades: ‘Good luck finding it’

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‘Nowhere to go, nowhere to hide’: Florida builds ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in Everglades for migrant detention

...that is worse than prisons for mass murderers

Reason

Trump Administration Will Help Fund Florida's $450 Million 'Alligator Alcatraz' and Other Migrant Detention Facilities

The Florida attorney general stated that the facilities will add 5,000 beds and be operational as early as the first week of July.

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The Independent UK

What to know about "Alligator Alcatraz," Florida's immigration detention site in the Everglades

An immigration detention facility located at an isolated Everglades airfield surrounded by mosquito-, python- and alligator-filled swamplands is just days away from being operational

Latin Times

Florida Seizes Land Owned By Miami-Dade To Build 'Alligator Alcatraz' To Detain Migrants

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the Trump administration will fund an initiative by the Florida government to set up an immigration detention camp in the Everglades

The Independent UK

Florida building ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ for undocumented migrants in the Everglades that will cost $450m per year to run

Facility under construction on former airfield and will cost $450m per year to run

Latin Times

Miami-Dade Mayor Criticizes Proposed Plan For Migrant Detention Center 'Alligator Alcatraz,' Says Environmental Impact Could Be 'Devastating'

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava expressed reservations about a proposed migrant detention center in the Everglades

The Independent UK

Florida asks Supreme Court to reinstate immigration law as lower courts weigh constitutionality

The Florida Attorney General is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the state to enforce a new immigration law while lower courts decide whether the law is constitutional

Reason

Florida Proposes 'Alligator Alcatraz' to House Detained Migrants and Speed Up Deportations

Florida's attorney general proposed using a 30-square-mile part of the Everglades to house, process, and deport detained migrants.

Latin Times

Florida AG Unveils Plan for Immigrant Detention Camp Surrounded by Alligators and Pythons

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has proposed a new immigrant detention facility nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz," located at a remote airport site surrounded by Everglades wildlife

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