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Republican donors, Florida’s hurricane know-how helped build ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ quickly
The first detainees arrived July 3 at the facility, which will cost $450 million to operate and consists of tents and ...
Contractors building Alligator Alcatraz have donated money to Florida GOP, DeSantis
The companies and their married chief executives, Carlos Duart and Tina Vidal-Duart, have given a total of $1.9 million to ...
Heat, storms, mosquitos the big threats at Alligator Alcatraz, experts say
Florida’s hastily constructed detention camp in the Everglades, which began processing immigrants late this week, has been praised by President Trump.
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 ...
Alligator Alcatraz sparks backlash, nearly half of Americans disapprove of controversial facility
A migrant detention center named 'Alligator Alcatraz' in Florida's Everglades sparks national outrage. The facility faces ...
Battle over Alligator Alcatraz detention site intensifies as political, legal fights escalate in South Florida
A controversial migrant detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” is drawing fierce political and legal scrutiny, with ...
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.