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DACA recipient among those at Alligator Alcatraz, attorney says
It’s not a detention facility that is going to be up to par with the requirements necessarily, so yeah, it’s horrible,” his ...
“I guess it’s about priorities”: Redditor refuses to vacation in Florida over Alligator Alcatraz, gets accused of overreacting
A principled Redditor recently asked the forum if they overreacted to Alligator Alcatraz by declining to travel to Florida ...
‘Alligator Alcatraz’: Early plans called for world’s largest airport at the site
Collier could have been home to the Everglades Jetport, the world's largest airport of the future, until environmentalists ...
‘Gravely concerned’: Miami-Dade County mayor presses for access to Alligator Alcatraz
Amid allegations of deplorable conditions in Alligator Alcatraz, mayor of Miami-Dade County asks the feds and state ...
Giant bugs, heat and a hospitalization: Inside Alligator Alcatraz’s first days
Detainees are telling their families about what it’s like to live in cells inside heavy-duty tents erected on an airstrip in ...
5 things to know about GardaWorld, one of the contractors behind Alligator Alcatraz
GardaWorld, an international security company whose U.S. headquarters are in Boca Raton, is one of several contractors hired ...
Environmental groups claim paving is happening at 'Alligator Alcatraz' in new court filing
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has previously said there would be no impacts to vegetation and there would be no paving or ...
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Immigration attorney says detainees struggling to access water, medication at Everglades facility
Fraga's account is one of several stories from inmates and attorneys about the detention facility’s challenges during its ...