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The following three articles on Alligator Alcatraz focus on immigration, environmental impact and politics. The camp sits in the Florida Everglades, using the old Dade-Collier Training and Transition ...
On MidPoint, Shelley brings you current Florida news and public affairs with a local perspective, and with a definite ...
Trump administration officials want “Alligator Alcatraz” to be a blueprint, but Democrats are pushing back on expansion ...
In Florida, price of immigration "emergency" includes $12,000 plane tickets to Martha's Vineyard and $400-a-night beds at ...
The state of Florida has opened a migrant detention center in the Everglades. Its official name is Alligator Alcatraz, a ...
Gov. Ron DeSantis insists detainees at the controversial Alligator Alcatraz are treated fairly and even offered a free flight home. But after touring the facility themselves, Democrats on Capitol Hill ...
The remote facility in the Florida Everglades is expected to cost the state about $450 million annually to operate.
Capitol reporter Forrest Saunders joins us to discuss Governor DeSantis signing the Florida Budget, the wins and losses. Plus ...
Cuban reggaeton artist Leamsy La Figura, arrested last week in Miami-Dade on assault charges, was transferred to South ...
“ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ” IS JUST THE LATEST in a series of cruel spectacles that mark Trump’s deportation and detention efforts.
Trump campaigned on several promises to tackle illegal immigration but faces a shortage of detention beds. The One Big Beautiful Bill, Trump’s tax and spending plan, passed the Senate during his ...
A July 2024 report in the AZ Animals blog sums up the largest alligator population by state: Louisiana: 2 million alligators; Florida: 1.3 million alligators; Texas: 400,000 to 500,000 alligators ...