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How did Alligator Alcatraz emerge in the Everglades? See what unfolded
In pursuit of immigration enforcement, the DeSantis administration quickly seized Everglades land to construct the center. A ...
Red states consider ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ spinoffs as WH urges them to follow DeSantis’ lead: 'Lots of bears'
Republican states are considering building versions of Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz," a detention facility for illegal ...
As the jokes fly, Alligator Alcatraz evokes racist trope of ‘gator bait’
The mocking of immigrant detainees harks back to “the worst parts of our history” when similar jokes and tropes, such as ...
Miami’s top Catholic leader denounces ‘intentionally provocative’ Alligator Alcatraz
It is unbecoming of public officials and corrosive of the common good to speak of the deterrence value of ‘alligators and ...
Opinion
Maxwell: DeSantis spending orgy at Alligator Alcatraz benefits donors
Campaign donors cash in at Alligator Alacatraz as Gov Ron DeSantis uses ’emergency’ declaration to skirt competitive bidding rules for $450 million project ...
Orlando Weekly3d
DeSantis claims 'Alligator Alcatraz' is temporary, but photos show new paving as environmental groups voice concern
The environmental impacts will be devastating,' the groups wrote to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of ...
For the GOP, the cruelty of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is the point
Ali Velshi calls out Trump and the GOP for celebrating and making money off the dehumanization of immigrants at Florida’s ...
With ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ Trump and DeSantis define their immigration policy as a tragic farce
The occasion was a tour he hosted Tuesday for President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem of what has ...