A South Florida woman is remembering civil rights leader Jesse Jackson after meeting him as a child, a moment she says has left a lasting
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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
Critics warn Florida’s new teaching standards rehabilitate aspects of the anti-communist Red Scare
The daughter of a Hollywood screenwriter who was imprisoned and blacklisted during the anti-communist Red Scare has decried Florida’s new social studies teaching standards that
Color-coded uniforms and 5:30 a.m. breakfast: A handbook details strict rules
Detainees arriving at the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” are given color-coded uniforms and wristbands and then segregated based
Federal hearing to determine if legal rights denied at
A federal judge will hear arguments Monday over whether detainees at a temporary immigrant detention center in the Everglades have been denied their legal rights.
Judge considers whether Alligator Alcatraz violates environmental law, threatening Everglades’ ecosystem
A federal judge on Wednesday was hearing arguments over whether to stop construction of an immigration detention center built in the middle of the Florida
Judge to consider whether Alligator Alcatraz legal challenge was filed in wrong jurisdiction
A legal challenge to a hastily-built immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades was filed in the wrong venue, government attorneys argued Wednesday in the
Lawyers argue in Miami federal court that Alligator Alcatraz violates detainees constitutional rights
Civil rights lawyers seeking a temporary restraining order against an immigration detention center in the Everglades say that Alligator Alcatraz detainees have been barred from
How Florida is building
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, federal
Miami Beach mayor says no to getting back together year after breaking up with spring breakers
Miami Beach broke up with spring break last year and city leaders still aren’t interested in couples counseling. Officials recently announced they were bringing back