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Families of Italian nationals held in Alligator Alcatraz plead for their release
Two Italian nationals living in the United States are among the inmates currently being held at the ICE detention center ...
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The Alcatraz prison is now a museum. But there’s no escaping its history.
A tour of the facility shows how the former federal penitentiary remains larger than life in American mythology.
Contracts reveal the big business of building and operating Alligator Alcatraz
The Trump administration says each bed at the detention camp is expected to cost $245 a day — roughly the price of one night this week at the Intercontinental Miami hotel.
Boy, 15, briefly detained at ‘Alligator Alcatraz,' attorney says
A 15-year-old boy briefly ended up detained at the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” an attorney said.
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Officials facing criticism over ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ meet to celebrate $141M PortMiami project near MIA
The local officials who are facing criticism over a controversial detention center for undocumented migrants on Miami-Dade ...
EXCLUSIVE: Trump administration eyes Alcatraz reopening to house nation’s ‘worst of the worst’
Attorney General Pam Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum toured Alcatraz Island to assess its potential reopening as a ...
Shark bites on beaches, 'Alligator Alcatraz' and mixed messaging about Florida wildlife
Hollywood celebrated 50th anniversary of summer blockbuster 'Jaws,' which instilled terror in the public about sharks, ...
Alligator Alcatraz isn’t meant for minors. A 15 year old ended up there anyway
Immediate action was taken to separate and remove the detainee in accordance with federal protocols,” said Stephanie Hartman, ...