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Heat, storms, mosquitoes the big threats at Alligator Alcatraz, experts say
Experts say detainees and staff will face far more common hazards than the swampland terrors gleefully envisioned by state ...
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Poses Serious Risks to Immigrants Beyond Just Alligators
Alligator Alcatraz' immigrant detention center poses serious risks, including hurricanes, flooding, and mosquitoes, experts ...
‘They broke the law’: Florida rep raises transparency and safety concerns over ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Alligator Alcatraz is now open with its first group of undocumented immigrant detainees housed in Florida’s Everglades.
First of 3,000 immigration detainees arrive at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in the Everglades
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis says the facility will have a capacity of about 3,000 detainees when fully operational.
South Floridians line up outside ICE facility where Haitian woman died to protest Alligator Alcatraz, Trump's immigration policies
ICE received additional funding from President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," and Alligator Alcatraz began operating.
‘We’re exploring all options’: State Lawmakers to sue state over barred Alligator Alcatraz visit
After having a visit denied at the new detention center dubbed Alligator Alcatraz, state lawmakers are now promising to fight ...
Nonprofits fight back: 'Everglades Alcatraz' rose without a review or citizen input.
Blazing lights, sewage: 55 years later, Alligator Alcatraz steamrolls Marjory Stoneman Douglas-led effort to keep the ...
"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.