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Will Alligator Alcatraz close? Here's a look inside the controversial detention center

The contested migrant detention center is the first of its kind in the US, but other states are interested in building ...

No new detainees can be brought to ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ which a federal judge is effectively shutting down

A federal judge has ordered the remote detention camp in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” to no longer ...

Alligator Alcatraz contractors have links to allegations of fraud, price-gouging

The findings raise questions about the DeSantis administration’s vetting of the companies that received Alligator Alcatraz ...
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Alligator Alcatraz detainee with intellectual disability claims he was deported after signing for blanket

A detainee with an intellectual disability claims he was deported from the controversial Alligator Alcatraz detention ...

The future of Alligator Alcatraz hangs on one big question

The answer could play a key role in a legal battle over the facility’s fate. And it has bigger implications, too.

Huge Blow to Trump as Judge Kills Beloved Alligator Alcatraz

A federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump’s prized “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center must close, striking a blow ...

Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost urges shutdown of "Alligator Alcatraz," calls it "internment camp"

Orlando Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost delivered sharp criticism of the site, describing it as "inhumane" and calling ...