Florida lawmakers to visit Alligator Alcatraz
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A federal judge may pause operations at Alligator Alcatraz as protests grow and nonprofits sue over conditions and impact.
The reports reveal a state-run facility built quickly to detain people under Trump-era immigration policies. They highlight issues like denied entry to lawmakers, heat and bugs inside the tents, and difficulties for detainees to contact legal counsel. "Alligator Alcatraz" is officially recognized by the state and has inspired merchandise.
Archbishop Wenski criticizes the "Alligator Alcatraz" detention center and decries the Trump administration's deportation policy.
Detainees claim they are enduring inhumane conditions, including lack of access to water, inadequate food and denial of religious rights.
President Donald Trump traveled to a remote area of South Florida to tour the state’s newest immigration detention center, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” on Tuesday, coinciding with the same ...
Workers install ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ sign outside new immigration detention center in the Everglades
A video shared with the Associated Press overnight on Wednesday shows Florida workers installing a new sign labeled "Alligator Alcatraz" along the only highway leading to the new immigrant detention center in the Everglades.
President Donald Trump on July 1 toured the 5,000-bed immigration detention center being built on 39 square miles in Miami-Dade.