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Alligator Alcatraz must close, but the fight isn’t over

A judge sided with the Miccosukee Tribe and said the ICE detention center must close. Florida officials have already appealed ...
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Battle over the future of 'Alligator Alcatraz'

The legal battle over the future of the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention facility in Florida is continuing.

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ fight: DeSantis vows to appeal judge's order to scale back Everglades immigrant-detention center

Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing ahead with plans for a controversial immigrant-detention center in the Everglades despite a ...

Will Alligator Alcatraz close? Here's a look inside the controversial detention center

The contested migrant detention center is the first of its kind in the US, but other states are interested in building similar sites of their own ...
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New federal lawsuit filed by ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainee looks to halt all new arrivals

A third federal lawsuit has been filed surrounding the temporary makeshift detention center dubbed ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ ...
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Alligator Alcatraz opponents celebrate 'victory for the Everglades'

Environmental groups that sued to halt the construction of Alligator Alcatraz say they are prepared to take their challenge ...

Democratic lawmakers demand information about 'Alligator Alcatraz'

In a letter sent late Tuesday to the heads of the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and ...

Records provide more details about who’s held at Alligator Alcatraz and how long

A month into his detention at Alligator Alcatraz, Daniel Ortiz Piñeda faced a stark choice: continue his legal fight for ...