District Judge, Alligator Alcatraz
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A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration and Florida to effectively wind down operations at the immigrant detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz."
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) responded Friday to a state judge’s ruling ordering his administration to dismantle operations at Alligator Alcatraz, an immigration detention center in the Everglades. “We knew this would likely happen,
The findings raise questions about the DeSantis administration’s vetting of the companies that received Alligator Alcatraz contracts.
A detainee with an intellectual disability claims he was deported from the controversial Alligator Alcatraz detention facility after signing what he thought was a form for a blanket.
The answer could play a key role in a legal battle over the facility’s fate. And it has bigger implications, too.
Orlando Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost delivered sharp criticism of the site, describing it as "inhumane" and calling for it to be shut down.
A group of congressional Democrats is pushing officials at the DHS for more information about the use of the immigration detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz."
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