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The future of Alligator Alcatraz hangs on one big question

The answer could play a key role in a legal battle over the facility’s fate. And it has bigger implications, too.

‘Shut it down.’ Every Sunday, they come to pray outside Alligator Alcatraz

As thunder boomed on an ominous Sunday evening just outside of Alligator Alcatraz, over 200 people — most of them reverends, ...

‘Psychological warfare’: Internal data shows true nature of Alligator Alcatraz

While Alligator Alcatraz was promoted as a place where migrants with heinous criminal histories would be detained and quickly ...

Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost urges shutdown of "Alligator Alcatraz," calls it "internment camp"

Orlando Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost delivered sharp criticism of the site, describing it as "inhumane" and calling for it to be shut down.

Deputies should protect Sarasota County, not Alligator Alcatraz | Letters

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has deployed 10 officers to the Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention facility in the ...
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Trump unveils new Alligator Alcatraz of the Midwest - the 'Cornhusker Clink' - to detain migrants

Sticking with the theme of naming migrant holding facilities with local flair, the Cornhusker Clink follows in the footsteps ...

Friends of the Everglades, Miccosukee tribe challenge "Alligator Alcatraz" expansion in court

Eve Samples, executive director of Friends of the Everglades, hopes the judge rules to temporarily stop "Alligator Alcatraz" from expanding.
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Despite change of venue, Alligator Alcatraz plaintiffs argue they've still got the upper hand

Although a federal judge in Miami ordered their case be moved to another Florida district, the ACLU and other plaintiffs ...