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Florida, Alligator Alcatraz and migrant detention

Is Alligator Alcatraz the official name of the Florida immigrant detention center?

"Alligator Alcatraz" is the name posted in front of the hastily converted immigrant detention facility in the Florida Everglades.

Miami Herald on MSN · 2h

How is Alligator Alcatraz affecting South Florida? Here are 5 takeaways

Trail guide John Kalafarski wears a bug shirt to fend off mosquitoes as he walks a trail in the Everglades near the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz.” Kalafarski and others who live and work in the area think people have a misconception about the Everglades. They call it home. By PHOTO BY AL DIAZ

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'Alligator Alcatraz' 2.0: Second migrant detention center planned in Florida Everglades

With Florida's so-called Alligator Alcatraz now open, another migrant detention facility roughly 400 miles north of the original is already planned in the Everglades.

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Giant bugs, heat and a hospitalization: Inside Alligator Alcatraz's first days

Concerns about conditions for detainees were heightened when one was rushed out of the detention center Monday in an ...

Built in 8 days, can Alligator Alcatraz in Everglades take on hurricane? Not a major one

What happens if hurricane hits hastily constructed Alligator Alcatraz to detain immigrants for Trump program? Could it ...

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Is Florida's Alligator Alcatraz in the Everglades Hurricane proof? - Naples Daily News

Alligator Alcatraz, a detention camp in the Florida Everglades, is designed to hold 3,000 detainees and is said to withstand Category 2 hurricane winds.

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Alligator Alcatraz photos of ICE detention center in Ochopee, Florida - Palm Beach Post

Alligator Alcatraz, the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, had a special visitor July 1 − President Donald Trump. It marked the first visit back to his home state in two ...

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5 things to know about GardaWorld, one of the contractors behind Alligator Alcatraz

GardaWorld, an international security company whose U.S. headquarters are in Boca Raton, is one of several contractors hired ...

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‘Gravely concerned’: Miami-Dade County mayor presses for access to Alligator Alcatraz

Amid allegations of deplorable conditions in Alligator Alcatraz, mayor of Miami-Dade County asks the feds and state ...

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Environmental groups claim paving is happening at 'Alligator Alcatraz' in new court filing

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has previously said there would be no impacts to vegetation and there would be no paving or ...

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Immigration attorney says detainees struggling to access water, medication at Everglades facility

Fraga's account is one of several stories from inmates and attorneys about the detention facility’s challenges during its ...

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