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‘What are they hiding?' Florida lawmakers shut out of Alligator Alcatraz
In a surprising and possibly unlawful act, five state legislators were denied entry Thursday into a taxpayer-funded migrant ...
Republican donors and Florida’s hurricane know-how helped build ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ so quickly
Florida has converted an isolated airport in the Everglades into a massive immigration detention center called "Alligator ...
A group of lawmakers attempt to visit ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ amid humanitarian concerns
Florida lawmakers worried about “humanitarian concerns” are attempting to access “Alligator Alcatraz” Thursday to inspect the ...
Florida state lawmaker claims Alligator Alcatraz would not be evacuated in the event of hurricanes
CBS News Miami's Joan Murray has the latest on the controversy surrounding the newly opened immigration detention center.
Group of Florida lawmakers were stopped from entering Alligator Alcatraz
State law says members of the Legislature are allowed to “visit at their pleasure all state correctional institutions.” ...
First of 3,000 immigration detainees arrive at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in the Everglades
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis says the facility will have a capacity of about 3,000 detainees when fully operational.
Florida food trucks face backlash after catering controversy at Alligator Alcatraz
A Mexican food truck company is apologizing to its customers for participating in a catering event at Alligator Alcatraz.
Here are the contractors who helped build Alligator Alcatraz
TALLAHASSEE — Among at least 10 state contractors involved in the creation of Alligator Alcatraz, the facility in the middle ...
Merch, jokes and memes: Trump officials, supporters love the name Alligator Alcatraz
Alligator Alcatraz,” the immigrant detention facility that opened Tuesday in the Florida Everglades, has become a rich source ...
Will Camp Blanding be the 'Alligator Alcatraz' of Northeast Florida? Here's what we know.
Following the opening of 'Alligator Alcatraz', Camp Blanding is set to become the state’s second immigration detention center ...