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Trump admin offers $608M for states to build migrant camps modeled after ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The Trump administration announced on Friday that it would allocate over $600M in grants to states willing to build migrant ...
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'Everglades catastrophe unfolding before our eyes' say environmental groups about Alligator Alcatraz
Two influential environmental groups suing state officials over construction of Alligator Alcatraz are sounding the alarm ...
Florida backs ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ site, says Everglades lawsuit filed in wrong district
Florida officials argue a lawsuit over the Everglades detention center was filed in the wrong court, as environmental groups ...
Alligator Alcatraz removal flights underway, officials respond to critics
Deportation flights have started at the South Florida migrant detention facility that’s housed at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport. Gov. Ron DeSantis made the announcement near a ...
Alligator Alcatraz in Florida: Are Everglades gators, pythons a danger to humans?
Alligator Alcatraz, a migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, is surrounded by swamps infested with dangerous ...
Fact-check: DeSantis says ‘Alligator Alcatraz' has ‘zero impact' on Everglades
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis claims new migrant detention center has “zero” environmental impact. That’s not possible, experts ...
Miami-Dade Mayor demands ‘immediate access' and oversight over Alligator Alcatraz
The Mayor of Miami-Dade County is once again demanding access to Alligator Alcatraz, the immigrant detention center in the ...
Nonprofit sues US government over construction of new 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention facility: 'America's worst idea'
It also says the project violates the National Environmental Policy Act, as it kicked off without any environmental review ...