An environmental organization pushing to shut down the controversial immigration detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz” says a recent federal appeals court decision will not
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Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” to stay open rejecting need for federal environmental review, appeals court rules
An immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” will remain open, an appeals court decided Tuesday, upholding its earlier decision to
South Florida man released from ICE custody describes conditions inside
A South Florida man who spent months in federal immigration custody is speaking publicly for the first time after his release from a controversial detention
Daughter of detained Cuban man speaks out after congresswoman’s surprise visit to “Alligator Alcatraz”
The daughter of a Cuban man detained at a controversial Everglades immigration facility is speaking out after Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz made an unannounced
Appeals court panel hears arguments to lift halt on closing Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz”
Environmental groups on Tuesday asked a federal appellate court panel to drop its temporary halt of a lower court’s order instructing state officials to close
Florida sheriffs break with Gov. DeSantis, back path to legal status for some immigrants amid ICE crackdown
A group of Florida sheriffs on a state immigration enforcement board sharply criticized the federal government’s mass deportation efforts Monday, a stark departure from hardline
Move to bar emergency funds for immigration enforcement gets House panel OK
Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General James Uthmeier aren’t pleased with a plan to block the use of emergency funds for immigration enforcement efforts, but
Punished for legal help, former “Alligator Alcatraz” detainees say they had to use soap to write attorneys’ numbers
Two former detainees at an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” testified Wednesday that they were punished for seeking legal
Detainees at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” to testify about legal access
Former detainees planned to testify Wednesday about conditions at an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” as a federal judge
Judge rejects Democrats’ lawsuit seeking access to Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” immigrant detention center
A Leon County circuit judge has rejected a lawsuit filed by five Democratic lawmakers who sought access to the immigrant-detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” saying