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Florida lawmakers to visit Alligator Alcatraz

Florida lawmakers allowed into ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ say detainees packed into cages

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.

The Seattle Times · 2d

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. Ron DeSantis.

Miami Herald on MSN · 12h

Company's Alligator Alcatraz contracts followed donation to the Florida GOP

A Texas-based company gave $10,000 to Florida's Republican Party days before getting state contracts to help with transportation at a state-run detention facility for migrants in the Everglades. IRG Global Emergency Management Inc.

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Democrats called for a shutdown of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ after ‘staged’ visit

Members of Congress and Florida state lawmakers from both parties visited the facility for the first time since it opened on ...

OK Magazine on MSN1d

Ron DeSantis' 'Alligator Alcatraz' Sparks Backlash Amid Donor Contract Scandal

Ron DeSantis' ambitious plans for a massive detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Florida Everglades have ...

WPTV West Palm Beach, FL on MSN1d

Gov. DeSantis tells WPTV 'Alligator Alcatraz' is 'very professionally-run'

Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing back on a new lawsuit filed this week by Florida Democrats related to the recent opening and ...

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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 ...

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'Alligator Alcatraz' provides a political 'boon' for Ron DeSantis and his top allies

At the direction of Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida is quickly constructing a $450 million-a-year immigration detention center, ...

Slingshot News on MSN1d

‘We Did Alligator Alcatraz’: Gov. Ron DeSantis Brags About Prison Camp Event With Kristi Noem During Press Conference

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis bragged about his recent tour of 'alligator alcatraz' with President Donald Trump and Secretary Kristi Noem during a recent press conference in Duval County, Florida.

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Gov. Ron DeSantis says 'Alligator Alcatraz' will be 'secure as it gets' and have 'zero impact' on Everglades

Called "Alligator Alcatraz" by state officials, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday during a stop in Boca Raton that the facility, located in Collier County, will have "zero impact" on the ...

New Republic15d

Ron DeSantis Sued Over Alligator Alcatraz

Two environmental nonprofit groups are suing to block Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s expedited plans to open ...

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 ...

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