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'Alligator Alcatraz' provides a political 'boon' for Ron DeSantis and his top allies
At the direction of Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida is quickly constructing a $450 million-a-year immigration detention center, ...
Retired Florida planner questions if any plans were made in advance of surprise prison
Jim Beever spent much of his career reviewing large developments in the Collier County area, which is where the detention ...
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ swamps GOP merch stores
REPUBLICAN LAUNCHING CAMPAIGN — State Rep. TOBY OVERDORF of Palm City is announcing this morning that he’s running for the ...
As ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ nears opening, elected officials weigh in on funding, environmental impacts
President Trump is expected to arrive at a remote location in the Everglades on Tuesday. The site will serve as a new ...
Environmental Groups Sue to Halt Construction of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Facility
The lawsuit claims that a new immigrant detention facility is being rushed forward by Republicans on ecologically sensitive ...
Alligator Alcatraz came together quickly thanks to GOP donors and state's disaster response
Some GOP donors whose companies helped build and will assist in running the facility are being given seven-figure sums.
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Florida Democrats inspect 'Alligator Alcatraz' amid flooding concerns ...
Florida Democrats inspected the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigrant detention center, criticizing the $450 million site as environmental groups file lawsuit over ecological concerns.
Fact-checking Trump’s remarks at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ on immigration and Medicaid
President Donald Trump toured Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention facility in the Everglades ahead of its first ...
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'Alligator Alcatraz' a political boost for AG Uthmeier, Florida ...
The opening of the immigration detention center dubbed Alligator Alcatraz this week in South Florida brought national attention to the state's Attorney General James Uthmeier. Political watchers ...