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Tribal nations band together to denounce 'Alligator Alcatraz' on Florida ancestral homelands
Tribal nations with ancestral ties to the land are denouncing the development of 'Alligator Alcatraz' in Big Cypress National ...
Native leaders blast construction of Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ on land they call sacred
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is racing ahead with construction of a makeshift immigration detention ...
Florida National Guard troops to offer security in ‘Alligator Alcatraz' starting next week
"We will stay on the ground for as long as we're needed and at the direction of Governor DeSantis," a spokeswoman said.
Where is "Alligator Alcatraz"? Florida migrant camp rises on land once eyed for supersonic jetport
Here is a brief history of the land where Florida officials and the federal government are building "Alligator Alcatraz." ...
Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Sparks Major Concern as Construction Begins: ‘An Obscene Human Rights Violation’
The detention facility, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” due to its location, was spearheaded by Florida Attorney General James ...
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Gov. Ron DeSantis says 'Alligator Alcatraz' will be 'secure as it gets' and have 'zero impact' on Everglades
Called "Alligator Alcatraz" by state officials, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday during a stop in Boca Raton that the facility ...
Florida’s New ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Prison Almost Makes Me Miss the Days When Pam Bondi Was in Charge
However, the big story in local politics this week was the stunning victory of Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic mayoral ...
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‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Is a Dystopian Pipe Dream, Not a Plan
Mary Ellen Klas is a politics and policy columnist for Bloomberg Opinion. A former capital bureau chief for the Miami Herald, ...