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  1. Florida is establishing a temporary immigrant detention center nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Everglades. The facility will utilize a former airstrip and aims to house 5,000 detainees by early July.
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    Florida is establishing a temporary immigrant detention center nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Everglades. The facility will utilize a former airstrip and aims to house 5,000 detainees by early July.
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    Construction has apparently started on a new migrant detention facility in the Florida Everglades being dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”
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  2. ‘Alligator Alcatraz’: Florida to detain migrants at new Everglades ...

    2 days ago · “Alligator Alcatraz,” as Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier calls it, is being erected on a little-used airstrip in the Everglades, the vast expanse of marshes and swamps …

  3. What is Alligator Alcatraz? Here’s what to know – NBC 6 South …

    1 day ago · ‘Alligator Alcatraz,' immigration detention site in the Everglades: What to know The construction of the facility in the remote and ecologically sensitive wetland about 45 miles …

  4. Alligator Alcatraz could have dangerous impact on Everglades, …

    1 day ago · "Alligator Alcatraz" is the nickname for a planned temporary immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades. The site is what Uthmeier called the "virtually abandoned" …

  5. Where is "Alligator Alcatraz"? Florida migrant camp rises on land …

    16 hours ago · "Alligator Alcatraz" detention facility in Everglades rapidly taking shape 01:46. A temporary migrant detention site located deep in the Florida Everglades is quickly taking shape …

  6. Florida builds 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention center : NPR

    1 day ago · Florida builds 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention center Florida's attorney general says the facility is on track to open in early July, at a little-used airfield in the Everglades ...

  7. What to know about 'Alligator Alcatraz,' Florida's immigration ...

    1 day ago · In this image from undated video released by the Office of Attorney General James Uthmeier shows an isolated Everglades airfield about 45 miles (72 kms.) west of Miami that …

  8. Florida 'Alligator Alcatraz' Detention Center Sparks Concern

    1 day ago · The detention facility, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” due to its location, ... Jared Jacobs, a member of the Love The Everglades Movement, told local media at the demonstration: “ ...

  9. What to Know About 'Alligator Alcatraz,' Florida's Immigration ...

    1 day ago · An immigration detention facility located at an isolated Everglades airfield surrounded by mosquito-, python- and alligator-filled swamplands is just days away from being operational

  10. 'Alligator Alcatraz' Send undocumented immigrants deep into the ...

    6 days ago · EVERGLADES, Fla. (CBS12) — Florida's top law enforcement officer has suggested a new detention facility in Florida, which he calls “Alligator Alcatraz,” nestled deep within the …

  11. Florida builds ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ for migrant detainees in …

    1 day ago · The Everglades detention center, which could open in a matter of days, will be one of several new sites in Florida that will house up to 5,000 detainees, according to the Department …

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