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Detained immigrants at 'Alligator Alcatraz' say there are worms in food and wastewater on the floor
Miami — At the brand new Everglades immigration detention center that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” people held ...
Detainees describe worms in food, sewage near beds inside ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Attorneys, advocates, detainees and families are speaking out about what they say are miserable conditions inside Florida's ...
Florida lawmakers file lawsuit over denied access to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Five Florida lawmakers have filed a lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis after being denied access to “Alligator Alcatraz.” ...
Florida lawmakers who were denied access to Alligator Alcatraz file lawsuit
Five legislators who were denied access to the Alligator Alcatraz immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades last ...
Florida Democrats sue over access to 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center
Amid the controversy, emergency management officials on Wednesday invited state legislators and members of Congress to visit ...
Florida lawmakers who were denied access to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ sue Gov. DeSantis
Five Florida state lawmakers who were denied access to a new immigration detention center in the Everglades are suing Gov.
As the jokes fly, Alligator Alcatraz evokes racist trope of ‘gator bait’
The mocking of immigrant detainees harks back to “the worst parts of our history” when similar jokes and tropes, such as ...
DeSantis administration invites lawmakers for Alligator Alcatraz tour
TALLAHASSEE — The DeSantis administration is inviting Florida’s state legislators and members of Congress to attend a ...
Lawmakers sue to force DeSantis to grant unannounced Alligator Alcatraz visits
Five Democratic lawmakers turned away from Alligator Alcatraz last week are asking the Florida Supreme Court to force the ...
Red states consider ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ spinoffs as WH urges them to follow DeSantis’ lead: 'Lots of bears'
Republican states are considering building versions of Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz," a detention facility for illegal ...
With ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ Trump and DeSantis define their immigration policy as a tragic farce
The occasion was a tour he hosted Tuesday for President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem of what has ...
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Ron DeSantis claims ‘zero’ environmental impact. That's not possible, experts say.
Gov. Ron DeSantis and President Donald Trump have dismissed worries for the ecosystem. During a June 27 Boca Raton press conference, DeSantis told NBC 6 South Florida politics reporter Hatzel Vela ...