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The next ‘Alligator Alcatraz’? DeSantis announces new Florida ‘Deportation Depot’

TALLAHASSEE — As a federal judge weighs whether to temporarily shut down Alligator Alcatraz, the DeSantis administration is ...

Federal judge halts expansion at Trump admin's Alligator Alcatraz detention facility in Florida

Court ruling stops new infrastructure capacity at Florida's Alligator Alcatraz detention facility but permits continued ...

Judge stops work at Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz.' What are they building there?

Construction at "Alligator Alcatraz," Florida's new immigrant detention center, has been halted while a judge hears arguments ...

Environmental concerns could halt construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Last week, US District Judge Kathleen Williams ordered a 14-day halt on additional construction at the site while witnesses ...

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

While a federal judge considers whether to shut down a detention facility that Donald Trump’s administration and Florida ...

Gator devours massive python in Florida Everglades, near Alligator Alcatraz

An alligator made a meal out of an invasive Burmese python at Shark Valley in the Florida Everglades, near Alligator Alcatraz ...
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Faith leaders rally weekly at Alligator Alcatraz, urge humane treatment for detainees

Religious leaders, advocates and family members of detainees gathered for a vigil outside Alligator Alcatraz. Officials deny ...

Judge to rule in a week on future of Alligator Alcatraz as groups seek injunction

Alligator Alcatraz came to life in June after Florida's attorney general announced on social media that a detention center ...