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Miccosukee Tribe wants to join federal lawsuit to halt Alligator Alcatraz operations

The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida cites "significant concerns about environmental degradation" and threats to "traditional and religious ceremonies."

USA Today · 15h

Miccosukee Tribe seeks lawsuit against Florida Alligator Alcatraz, citing moral obligation

An advisor to the Miccosukee Tribe says Gov. Ron DeSantis is threatening his legacy as an environmentalist by leading the way on Alligator Alcatraz.

Tampa Bay Times · 1d

Miccosukees seek to join environmental lawsuit against Alligator Alcatraz

The motion argued that the number of occupants at the facility will “at a minimum, more than double the residential density in the area.”

Florida, Alligator Alcatraz and ICE detention center

The New York Times · 6h

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 information, recreation and access to medication.

Snopes on MSN · 26d

Florida AG James Uthmeier proposed 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center. Here's the video

"If somebody were to get out, there's nowhere to run, nowhere to hide — only the alligators and pythons are waiting," Uthmeier told "Fox Business."

Yahoo · 1d

Florida rep. debunks Democrats' 'Alligator Alcatraz' claims: 'Cages were clean'

Fla., defends the conditions at Florida's new migration detention center after Democrats called the facility 'appalling' and outlines her newly proposed immigration bill.

PolitiFact3h

Trump officials say ICE has higher detention standards than prisons, jails. Is that true?

Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention standards are difficult to enforce because they aren’t written into law. Rather than follow a uniform standard, detention centers operate under a ...

Is ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ ‘Vile’ Or ‘Professional’? What Critics And Backers Say About Detainment Facility

Dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” the massive tent detention complex built deep in the Florida Everglades can hold 3,000 and could ...

Alligator Alcatraz timeline: How detention facility in Everglades came to be

Since Alligator Alcatraz, a detention facility nestled deep in the Florida Everglades, was proposed in June, it has sparked a ...

1don MSN

Florida is fronting the $450M cost of Alligator Alcatraz – a legal scholar explains what we still don’t know about the detainees

The state of Florida has opened a migrant detention center in the Everglades. Its official name is Alligator Alcatraz, a ...

3don MSN

Lawmakers visit ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ after being blocked

Democratic lawmakers are condemning Florida’s new Everglades immigration detention center after making a state-arranged visit ...

Montreal Gazette on MSN12d

Montreal-based ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ security contractor posts jobs for armed guards

The U.S. arm of Montreal-based security giant GardaWorld — which holds a federal contract to secure the controversial migrant ...

Want to know more about Alligator Alcatraz? See what people are saying

One article describes conditions with detainees reporting issues like plumbing failures, temperature extremes and large ...

5don MSN

Florida has tripled daily ICE arrests. Will Trump hit 1 million deportations annually?

Immigration arrests are sharply up around the country, and Florida is sending some to Alligator Alcatraz. But did Obama ...

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