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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, ...
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Protesters line highway in Florida Everglades to oppose ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The Florida immigration detention site dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” is being met by opposition from a range of groups ...
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'Alligator Alcatraz' T-shirts, hats being sold by Florida GOP. What to know about new merch
As Gov. DeSantis rushes "Alligator Alcatraz," an immigrant detention facility in the Everglades, into operation, Florida ...
Florida is moving ahead with 'Alligator Alcatraz,' despite widespread pushback
Florida's attorney general says the migrant detention facility is on track to open in early July, at a little-used airfield ...
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Week in review: Alligator Alcatraz approved, Dr. steals fentanyl, officer killed in crash
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — A Florida doctor has been formally charged with a felony after allegedly removing fentanyl from an ICU patient's IV line during a night shift at HCA Florida Lawnwood ...
“Alligator Alcatraz” is no B-movie. It’s all too real | Pat Beall
Columnist Pat Beall writes about a horror movie come to life: the story of “Alligator Alcatraz,” the slapped-together ...
DeSantis used his emergency powers to get ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ built
DeSantis’ broader use of emergency power comes as U.S. presidents have also leaned on their emergency authority. Elena ...
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention facility approved, plans to be operational in July
The new detention facility in the Florida Everglades will be surrounded by natural predators, hence the “Alligator Alcatraz” ...