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What is Alligator Alcatraz? What will be it's potential impact on Everglades, immigrants?
A proposed immigrant detention center in the Everglades dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" is drawing criticism for its potential ...
Could 'Alligator Alcatraz' Airport Launch Deportation Flights? What We Know
"This is an existing airstrip that is already built and paved," the office of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis told Newsweek.
What is 'Alligator Alcatraz'? Migrant detention center approved in Florida
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said the detention site is expected to open in July in the Everglades. Here's what ...
How Florida is building "Alligator Alcatraz," an immigration detention site in the Everglades swamps
An immigration detention facility located at an isolated Everglades airfield is just days away from being operational, ...
Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Sparks Major Concern Among Activists as Construction Begins. Here’s What to Know
The detention facility, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” due to its location, was spearheaded by Florida Attorney General James ...
Florida to receive federal funds to build immigration detention sites, including "Alligator Alcatraz," Noem says
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says new immigration detention centers in Florida will be largely funded by FEMA's ...
Noem approves money for Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center
Kristi Noem said the push to create the detention centers will be funded "in large part" by the Federal Emergency Management ...
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ICE Barbie Kristi Noem Announces Twisted Plan for FEMA Budget
Noem said the money would come from FEMA’s Shelter and Services Program, which was created in 2023 by Congress and ...
What is 'Alligator Alcatraz'? Florida seizes Everglades land for immigrant detention center
The governor's office announced that the state would use emergency powers to seize land in the Everglades to create an ...