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Contracts Show Millions of Dollars and Diverted Disaster Resources Were Used to Build DeSantis’ ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The camp was first announced by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, who is DeSantis’ former chief of staff and was ...
Gov. DeSantis blindsided Florida county officials with ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ plans, emails show
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration left many local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center that ...
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Ron DeSantis claims ‘zero’ environmental impact by Alligator Alcatraz. That’s false
Potential effects include increased light and air pollution, habitat degradation for endangered species such as the Florida panther, and waste spills.
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Kristi Noem Turns Tables After NBC Host Echoes Dems’ Freakout Over ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem turned the tables on NBC host Kristen Welker on Sunday’s “Meet ...
Emails show DeSantis administration blindsided county officials with plans for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration left many local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center that ...
Immigrant Rights Group Says Its Billboards Opposing Alligator Alcatraz Were Taken Down Under Political Pressure
The Florida Immigrant Coalition's new billboards were restored after being taken down, but why were they removed in the first ...
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 Alcatraz." ...
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Jacksonville firm with $78 million ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ contract has obscure origins: The Tributary
A little-known consulting firm with ties to a prominent Jacksonville business leader landed a $78 million contract earlier ...
'Alligator Alcatraz' Unpopular Among Americans—Poll
Americans aren't on board with the Everglades detention center, according to a new YouGov poll released Thursday.
Lawmaker says Alligator Alcatraz is an ‘internment camp’ after joint GOP-Dem visit: ‘Packed into cages’
Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who represents Florida's 25th congressional district, said that pictures of the facility ...
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 trailers surrounded by razor wire.