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Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost urges shutdown of "Alligator Alcatraz," calls it "internment camp"

Orlando Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost delivered sharp criticism of the site, describing it as "inhumane" and calling for it to be shut down.

The next ‘Alligator Alcatraz’? DeSantis announces new Florida ‘Deportation Depot’

The DeSantis administration is making arrangements to hold immigrant detainees at a North Florida prison as a federal judge ...

Judge orders Florida, federal officials to produce ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ agreements

A federal judge has ordered officials to produce agreements showing who has legal authority at “Alligator Alcatraz,” an ...

Judge orders temporary halt to construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center

A federal judge has ordered a two-week halt to construction at an immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed ...

Federal judge halts expansion at Trump admin's Alligator Alcatraz detention facility in Florida

Court ruling stops new infrastructure capacity at Florida's Alligator Alcatraz detention facility but permits continued ...

Gator devours massive python in Florida Everglades, near Alligator Alcatraz

An alligator made a meal out of an invasive Burmese python at Shark Valley in the Florida Everglades, near Alligator Alcatraz ...

‘Psychological warfare’: Internal data shows true nature of Alligator Alcatraz

Putting people in tents in the middle of the Everglades is a great tool to make them give up their cases,” said one ...

Records provide more details about who’s held at Alligator Alcatraz and how long

Records analyzed by the Times/Herald found that nearly two out of every five immigrants listed in early July as being ...