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DeSantis says Alligator Alcatraz detainees have an out

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Emails show DeSantis administration blindsided county officials with plans for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration left many local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center that rose from an isolated airstrip in the Everglades, emails obtained by The As...

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‘The job is getting done’: Gov. DeSantis shrugs off Alligator Alcatraz criticism
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Who ended up at Alligator Alcatraz? It’s not just ‘worst of the worst’ criminals, as officials said
Alligator Alcatraz is psychological terrorism
Many things are wrong with the Florida migrant detention center officially named “Alligator Alcatraz,” but least of these are the gators and pythons that populate the environmentally sensitive Evergla...

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Is Alligator Alcatraz a concentration camp? Tell us what you think in our poll. | Opinion
Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost visited ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ This is what he saw
‘Alligator Alcatraz’: Another shameful episode in American history
Far from being filled with the dangerous criminals President Donald Trump claims are the target of his harsh immigration policy, the people being held without due process for an undetermined amount of...

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The New Yorker · 22h
The Shame of “Alligator Alcatraz”
Immigration rights groups, ACLU lawsuit alleges Alligator Alcatraz preventing detainees from having attorney access

ACLU, Alligator Alcatraz

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Detained immigrants at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ say there are worms in food and wastewater on the floor
“These are human beings who have inherent rights, and they have a right to dignity,” immigration attorney Josephine Arroyo said.

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Puerto Rico ACLU denounces transfer of immigrant detainees to 'Alligator Alcatraz'
Immigration rights groups, ACLU file new lawsuit over Alligator Alcatraz
Florida plan to deputize National Guard officers as immigration judges at Alligator Alcatraz would likely violate constitutional rights
Seeking to expand Florida’s role in federal immigration enforcement, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in May 2025 submitted the state’s Immigration Enforcement Operations Plan to the Trump administration.

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A teen ended up at Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz detention center
The Chaotic Early Days Inside Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center
Alligator Alcatraz Detainees Claim ‘Grim’ Conditions Over Being Fed Ham Sandwiches
According to the piece, sources who spoke anonymously described how the center allegedly suffered from water “pooling on the floors,” being fed “cold ham sandwiches” and lacking toiletries like deodo...

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'Alligator Alcatraz' Detainees Say in New Lawsuit They're Being Denied Access to Their Attorneys
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Immigration advocates say ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ blocks legal access for migrants
Lawmakers visit ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ after being blocked
Democratic lawmakers are condemning Florida’s new Everglades immigration detention center after making a state-arranged visit.
Kristi Noem says other unnamed states are in the process of building Alligator Alcatraz-style facilities
At least five Republican governors are reportedly considering building large-scale immigration detention centers modeled after Florida’s
Florida lawmakers who were denied access to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ sue Gov. DeSantis
Five Florida state lawmakers who were denied access to a new immigration detention center in the Everglades are suing Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Is ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ ‘Vile’ Or ‘Professional’? What Critics And Backers Say About Detainment Facility
Dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” the massive tent detention complex built deep in the Florida Everglades can hold 3,000 and could be the template for other facilities in other states.
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