Florida Everglades, Alligator Alcatraz
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Jim Beever spent much of his career reviewing large developments in the Collier County area, which is where the detention center is being built.
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Trump visits 'Alligator Alcatraz', Florida's project to enclose thousands of immigrants in tents next to the swampsThe president and local authorities boast that alligators and pythons will prevent escapes. Five people have died this year in the state while detained by ICE. The president and local authorities boast that alligators and pythons will prevent escapes.
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Naples Daily News on MSNWhat to know about Alcatraz: Former prison doesn't have alligators, pythons. Sharks? YesLand in the Everglades once designated to be a jetport, is now being turned into a detention center for migrants and being called Alligator Alcatraz.
Cuban reggaeton artist Leamsy La Figura, currently held on assault charges in Alligator Alcatraz, has spoken out against the facility.
Amid allegations of deplorable conditions in Alligator Alcatraz, mayor of Miami-Dade County asks the feds and state government for access to the site.
Fantasizing about Florida alligators eating immigrants is old racism repackaged in a new Alligator Alcatraz detention camp.
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Raw Story on MSNTrump's ex-prison chief lists fears about 'risky' Alligator AlcatrazPresident Donald Trump's former prison chief is sounding the alarm on Florida’s new migrant detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” warning the facility is unsafe and logistically unworkable.
The White House and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are encouraging Republican states across the nation to follow Florida's lead and install their own versions of "Alligator Alcatraz" – a remote detention facility for illegal immigrants located in the heart of the Everglades.