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Workers continue to install new “Alligator Alcatraz” for immigrant detention center
Workers installed a sign reading "Alligator Alcatraz" at the entrance of a new migrant detention facility in Collier County ...
‘What are they hiding?' Florida lawmakers shut out of Alligator Alcatraz
In a surprising and possibly unlawful act, five state legislators were denied entry Thursday into a taxpayer-funded migrant ...
A group of lawmakers attempt to visit ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ amid humanitarian concerns
Florida lawmakers worried about “humanitarian concerns” are attempting to access “Alligator Alcatraz” Thursday to inspect the ...
Republican donors and Florida’s hurricane know-how helped build ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ so quickly
Florida has converted an isolated airport in the Everglades into a massive immigration detention center called "Alligator ...
Alligator Alcatraz opened Tuesday ready for a hurricane — but not a summer shower
Alligator Alcatraz opened Tuesday without a water view. Then it rained. Shortly after President Donald Trump left the brand ...
Breaking down claim of incinerators at 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center
A TikTok user said her neighbor's cousin got a contract to supply "a ton" of incinerators at the Florida migrant detention ...
Alligator Alcatraz: Kona Ice, restaurants clarify after their trucks are seen at facility
Kona Ice, restaurants explain, apologize after being seen at Alligator Alcatraz, the new immigration processing center in the ...
Lawmakers were stopped from entering Alligator Alcatraz. That may violate Florida law
Reality Check is a Herald series holding those in power to account and shining a light on their decisions. Have a suggestion ...
Alligator Alcatraz receives first immigrant detainees Wednesday night
The first detainees arrived at Alligator Alcatraz late Wednesday night, even as the immigration detention facility in the ...