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Lawmakers blast possibility children could be sent to Alligator Alcatraz
Florida Democratic lawmakers are traveling to inspect the site as they bristle over the idea of children detained.
Republican donors and Florida’s hurricane know-how helped build ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ so quickly
Florida has converted an isolated airport in the Everglades into a massive immigration detention center called "Alligator ...
Here are the contractors who helped build Alligator Alcatraz
TALLAHASSEE — Among at least 10 state contractors involved in the creation of Alligator Alcatraz, the facility in the middle ...
Lawmakers were stopped from entering Alligator Alcatraz. That may violate Florida law
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‘It’s fascism’: Critics slam Trump after tour of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
President Donald Trump promoted a migrant detention center dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" on Tuesday, which led to a wave of ...
A group of lawmakers attempt to visit ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ amid humanitarian concerns
Florida lawmakers worried about “humanitarian concerns” are attempting to access “Alligator Alcatraz” Thursday to inspect the ...
Florida lawmakers say they were barred entry to 'Alligator Alcatraz' in attempt to inspect ICE facility
The group of Democratic state senators and representatives said they wanted to exercise their statutory right as lawmakers to ...
Trump tours Florida immigration lockup and jokes about escapees having to run from alligators
President Donald Trump on Tuesday toured a new immigration detention center surrounded by alligator-filled swamps in the ...