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Shark bites on beaches, 'Alligator Alcatraz' and mixed messaging about Florida wildlife
Hollywood celebrated 50th anniversary of summer blockbuster 'Jaws,' which instilled terror in the public about sharks, ...
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'Stabbing You In The Back!': Evil Ron DeSantis Rages Against Florida House For Introducing Bill That Would've Made 'Alligator Alcatraz' Illegal
During a press conference on July 16, 2025, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis lashed out at the Florida House of Representatives for introducing an amnesty bill that would've made the "Alligator Alcatraz" ...
Florida plan to deputize National Guard officers as immigration judges at Alligator Alcatraz would likely violate constitutional rights
Neither President Donald Trump nor Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis can legally create a new system of immigration judges outside of ...
A teen ended up at Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz detention center
In the rush to open a detention camp in the Florida Everglades for “some of the most vicious” migrants illegally in the ...
Florida Democrats file bill to block federal funds to Alligator Alcatraz
Dubbed the "No Cages in the Everglades Act," the six-page bill was sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston ...
Florida Democrats introduce bill to close Alligator Alcatraz
A group of Florida Democrats in Congress introduced a bill to cut off funding for Alligator Alcatraz and any immigration ...
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 ...
Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz is preventing attorney access, lawsuit says
A class-action lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges that people held at the immigrant-detention center dubbed Alligator Alcatraz ...
The Chaotic Early Days Inside Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center
Several immigrant detainees described high tension and anxiety at the remote, hastily constructed facility over a lack of ...
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PolitiFact FL: It's not just the ‘worst of the worst’ criminals in Alligator Alcatraz, as officials said
Some people detained at the facility have violent criminal histories. But data and news reports about the first month’s ...
Alligator Alcatraz in Florida: Are Everglades gators, pythons a danger to humans?
Alligator Alcatraz, a migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, is surrounded by swamps infested with dangerous ...
The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida wants to join a federal lawsuit against ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida is seeking to join a federal lawsuit aimed at halting the construction and ...