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A federal court ruled that California's ban on private prisons and detention centers like San Diego's Otay Mesa Detention Center, owned and operated by private company CoreCivic, and where migrant children were detained separately from their parents, is unconstitutional. (ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
CBS News Miami’s Jim Berry explores the brewing backlash against Alligator Alcatraz – Florida’s controversial migrant detention center inside the Everglades. Joining him on the program is Florida State Sen.
The Archdiocese of Miami is condemning Florida’s controversial migrant detention facility — dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” — calling it “unbecoming of public officials” and “corrosive of the common good.
Florida Python Challenge begins July 11, bringing hunters to the Everglades to remove invasive Burmese pythons that threaten native wildlife in south Florida's ecosystem.
Fraga's account is one of several stories from inmates and attorneys about the detention facility’s challenges during its initial opening week.
One of the largest flocks of flamingos in a decade was recently spotted in the Everglades by avian ecologist and restoration scientist Mark Cook.
Mosquito spraying is underway across South Florida, and workers are overwhelmed with a large number of calls for service.
One of the largest flocks of American flamingos in a decade was spotted in the Everglades last week by avian ecologist and restoration scientist Mark Cook. The previous largest group was a flock of 147 flamingos in 2014.
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