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Inside One Native American Tribe’s Fight Against The ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Camp

When President Donald Trump toured Florida’s so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” immigrant detention camp on July 1, he cast its ...

Gator devours massive python in Florida Everglades, near Alligator Alcatraz

An alligator made a meal out of an invasive Burmese python at Shark Valley in the Florida Everglades, near Alligator Alcatraz, an ICE detention center ...
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More ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ centers to be built by states flush with cash, experts predict

During a virtual press conference with the immigration advocacy group America’s Voice, the former Department of Homeland Security officials said they expect to see a trend toward states building “soft ...

Darkness is crucial to Everglades habitat. Could Alligator Alcatraz threaten it?

Artificial light in a world-renowned “dark sky” preserve is just one of the environmental and human health concerns surrounding the facility.
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Alligator Alcatraz detention center in Florida: How many pythons are in the Everglades?

Alligator Alcatraz, the migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, is surrounded by swamps infested with massive ...

Some "Alligator Alcatraz" detainees are DACA recipients, have no criminal history

Some "Alligator Alcatraz" detainees are among the more than half a million recipients of the Obama-era Deferred Action for ...

Federal judge halts expansion at Trump admin's Alligator Alcatraz detention facility in Florida

Court ruling stops new infrastructure capacity at Florida's Alligator Alcatraz detention facility but permits continued ...

Who runs Alligator Alcatraz? DeSantis and Trump administrations respond in court

One agreement submitted in federal court was amended on Wednesday and applied retroactively to cover the six weeks the ...