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Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is a ‘model’ for other states, retired ICE special agent says
Retired ICE special agent Victor Avila weighs in on the Trump administration’s ongoing immigration crackdown during an ...
Alligator Alcatraz Is a 'Huge Step Backward,' Native Tribal Leader Warns
A tribal leader told Newsweek that he and members in the Big Cypress National Preserve of Florida, which is adjacent to the ...
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Nonprofit sues US government over construction of new 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention facility: 'America's worst idea'
"History is repeating itself." Nonprofit sues US government over construction of new 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention facility: ...
Puerto Rico ACLU denounces transfer of immigrant detainees to 'Alligator Alcatraz'
The group has received reports this week that detainees from the island have been sent to the Florida facility and allege ...
Alligator Alcatraz Detainees Reveal Chaotic Conditions
Newsweek spoke with the attorney of a detainee and the friend of another. Both described harrowing conditions at the remote facility.
How 7 immigrants came to the U.S. and ended up at Alligator Alcatraz
An Italian passport holder was already preparing to leave the U.S. All three ended up at Alligator Alcatraz, a vast compound ...
The Mysterious Roads of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
There may or may not be a stretch of pavement in the Everglades that exposes an alleged lie about Florida Governor Ron ...
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‘This is our homeland’: Prayer circle forms at Alligator Alcatraz amid controversy
A migrant detention center, known widely as “Alligator Alcatraz,” opened a little more than two weeks ago and most days since ...