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Florida, Alligator Alcatraz and Everglades National Park

Alligator Alcatraz in Florida: Are Everglades gators, pythons a danger to humans?

Alligator Alcatraz, a migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, is surrounded by swamps infested with dangerous alligators and pythons.

Opinion

Los Angeles Times on MSN · 3d

Alligator Alcatraz, the concentration camp in Florida, is a national disgrace

The camp appears designed to inflict suffering on detainees and to allow Florida politicians to exploit migrant pain for political gain.

USA Today · 2d

Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida seeks to join lawsuit against Alligator Alcatraz

One of two federally-recognized tribes in Florida wants to join a lawsuit to stop Alligator Alcatraz from operating in the Everglades.

Alligator Alcatraz, Gain Access

Rolling Stone on MSN · 11d

‘Alligator Alcatraz' Detention Center Poses Serious Risks to Immigrants Beyond Just Alligators

Experts are concerned about the dangerous conditions at Alligator Alcatraz, the immigrant detention center that opened Tuesday in the Florida Everglades. Hurricanes, flooding, and mosquitoes pose a more likely threat to people incarcerated there than the alligators and snakes that President Donald Trump has "joked" about.

USA Today · 11h

Lawsuit: Detainees at 'Alligator Alcatraz' denied legal access, can't contest detention

A lawsuit claims detainees at Florida’s 'Alligator Alcatraz' are denied legal access, with no way to challenge their detention or contact attorneys.

Bloomberg on MSN · 11h

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Migrants Sue to Gain Access to Attorneys

Migrants at a new detention facility in the Florida Everglades filed a lawsuit claiming they have been denied access to lawyers and the courts in violation of their constitutional rights.

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Inside ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ detainees report relentless mosquitoes, limited water

Without permanent structures, electricity or running water, logistical headaches have emerged at “Alligator Alcatraz.” ...

Wellbeing Whisper on MSN2d

What’s Really Happening Inside ‘Alligator Alcatraz’? Lawmakers Demand Answers Now

How did a facility constructed in only eight days come to become the center of a national controversy over human dignity? The ...

The Poynter Institute for Media Studies3d

Ron DeSantis claims ‘zero’ environmental impact by Alligator Alcatraz. That’s false

Potential effects include increased light and air pollution, habitat degradation for endangered species such as the Florida panther, and waste spills.

Part of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Restraining Order Tossed by Judge

A federal judge on Tuesday nixed the operative part of a temporary restraining order he imposed on the Trump administration, accepting the government’s assurances that money at issue in a lawsuit ...

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Nonprofits fight back: 'Everglades Alcatraz' rose without a review or citizen input.

Blazing lights, sewage: 55 years later, Alligator Alcatraz steamrolls Marjory Stoneman Douglas-led effort to keep the Everglades wild ...

Yahoo15d

Alligator Alcatraz receives first immigrant detainees Wednesday night

READ MORE: Alligator Alcatraz opened Tuesday ready for a hurricane — but ... conditioned or not — are not sufficient protection for detainees from the natural risks in the Everglades. “Building ...

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Self-deport or end up in 'Alligator Alcatraz,' Noem warns migrants during Trump visit

President Trump on Tuesday visited the official opening of an immigration detention camp in Florida’s Everglades that is ...

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Detention center driving out wildlife, damaging Everglades, critics contend

The sales pitch for erecting a detention center for detainees in the heart of the Everglades is the swamp and creatures surrounding it. The wildlife has become both a presidential ...

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Orange County leaders won't sign change to agreement for jail staff to transport ICE detainees

The county is looking at modifying another agreement related to housing undocumented immigrants at its correctional facility ...

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