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Florida Republicans love Alligator Alcatraz; many not bothered if legal residents are mistakenly deported
A University of North Florida poll found state Republicans overwhelmingly support the Alligator Alcatraz detention center.
Detainees held at Alligator Alcatraz describe cage-like units swarmed by mosquitoes
The Trump administration’s push to quickly ramp up immigration arrests has led to overcrowding at ICE facilities and ...
What Should Artists Do When Alligator Alcatraz Moves Next Door?
The Trump administration targeted the Everglades to build a controversial ICE detention center, and residents are fighting ...
Consul Warns Mexicans Must Take ‘Extreme Precautions’ in Florida as ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Leads to Diplomatic Tensions
Sabines’ concerns were based on a case he has been involved in where two brothers were brought to the detention camp. Mexican ...
How 7 immigrants came to the U.S. and ended up at Alligator Alcatraz
An Italian passport holder was already preparing to leave the U.S. All three ended up at Alligator Alcatraz, a vast compound ...
Mexican tourist, brother held in Alligator Alcatraz after Orlando arrest, father says
Mexico’s president demanded that the siblings be returned to Mexico immediately, and the Mexican consul in Orlando warned ...
Detention of two Italians at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ sparks backlash at home
Lawmakers called for Italy’s conservative government to do more to secure the repatriation of two nationals held at the new ...
Nearly three dozen 911 calls made from immigrant detention center ‘Alligator Alcatraz,' records show
Nearly three dozen 911 calls have been made from an immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades and new records are ...
Miami Beach condemns ‘dehumanizing rhetoric’ surrounding Alligator Alcatraz
Miami Beach officials are taking a stance against a rise in “violent and dehumanizing rhetoric directed at immigrants.” ...