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Democrats blocked from inspecting Florida’s controversial Everglades detention site
A group of Florida Democratic lawmakers was denied access to a newly opened migrant detention and deportation facility in the ...
Llega el primer grupo de inmigrantes a centro de detención en los Everglades de Florida
La instalación, en un aeropuerto utilizado para entrenamiento, tendrá una capacidad inicial de aproximadamente 3.000 ...
Florida lawmakers say they were barred entry to 'Alligator Alcatraz' in attempt to inspect ICE facility
The group of Democratic state senators and representatives said they wanted to exercise their statutory right as lawmakers to ...
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Despite promises of FEMA funds, Florida has so far received no federal money for 'Alligator Alcatraz'
In a new court filing, the Department of Homeland Security says that so far, Florida has not even applied for any federal ...
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New signs, growing concerns as ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ takes shape in Everglades
As the first wave of migrant detainees prepares to arrive, Florida officials are finalizing construction on what critics are ...
Detention center driving out wildlife, damaging Everglades, critics contend
The sales pitch for erecting a detention center for detainees in the heart of the Everglades is the swamp and creatures ...
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Florida Democrats demand Gov. DeSantis 'abandon' the 'Alligator Alcatraz' project
Florida’s River of Grass is no place for a prison,” wrote the Florida Democrats in Congress in their letter to the governor.