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Exclusive: Hundreds at Alligator Alcatraz have no criminal charges, Miami Herald learns  Miami Herald Florida lawmakers allowed into ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ say detainees packed into cages  CNN Lawmakers tour Florida’s new detention center in the Everglades  The Washington Post Republicans and Democrats visited ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ for the first time. Here’s what they saw.  Politico Florida officials deny accusations of inhumane conditions at Alligator Alcatraz  CBS News …

Who’s in Alligator Alcatraz? Search our list of detainees.  Tampa Bay Times Florida lawmakers allowed into ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ say detainees packed into cages  CNN Republicans and Democrats visited ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ for the first time. Here’s what they saw.  Politico Lawmakers decry ‘horrific’ conditions at Alligator Alcatraz after not-so-surprise tour  KOMO Florida lawmakers visit Alligator Alcatraz for the first time after weeks of being denied …

Noem defends conditions at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention facility  The Hill Trump officials deflect from “Alligator Alcatraz” scrutiny by pointing fingers at Biden  Axios Homeland Security’s Noem says in talks with five Republican-led states to build detention site  Reuters Five States in Talks for Detention Centers Like ‘Alligator Alcatraz’—Noem  Newsweek Kristi Noem touts Alligator Alcatraz, immigration arrests in Tampa  Tampa Bay Times Source link

OCHOPEE, Fla. — Democratic lawmakers condemned Florida’s new Everglades immigration detention center after visiting Saturday, describing it as crowded, unsanitary and bug-infested. Republicans on the same tour said they saw nothing of the sort at the remote facility that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” The state-arranged tour came after some Democrats were blocked earlier from viewing the 3,000-bed detention center …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Deep in the hazardous and ecologically fragile Everglades, hundreds of migrants are confined in cages in a makeshift tent detention facility Florida’s Republican governor calls “safe and secure” and Democratic lawmakers call “inhumane.” Two days after filing a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for being “unlawfully denied entry” to inspect conditions at the facility dubbed …

Republicans and Democrats visited ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ for the first time. Here’s what they saw.  Politico Florida lawmakers allowed into ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ say detainees packed into cages  CNN Miami archbishop slams Everglades migrant detention site known as ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as ‘unbecoming’ and ‘corrosive’  NBC News Lawmakers decry ‘horrific’ conditions at Alligator Alcatraz after not-so-surprise tour  KOMO Florida lawmakers expected to visit Alligator Alcatraz after weeks …

The concentration camp seems to have been erected largely for the sake of a photoshoot. Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis – eager to rehabilitate his reputation among the Maga right in the wake of his humiliating and disastrous 2024 presidential run – has been among the most eager foot soldiers of the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda. He has dedicated funding …

OCHOPEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers took a state-arranged tour of the new Everglades immigration detention center on Saturday after some were blocked earlier from viewing the remote facility that officials have dubbed “ Alligator Alcatraz.” Democratic and Republican state legislators and members of Congress were heading into the facility Saturday morning. So many politicians turned up that they were …