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The judge who ruled against new construction at the immigration detention center in the everglades known as ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is being asked to shut down the entire camp.
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Sunday afternoon, people are planning to gather at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ for a weekly vigil outside the immigrant detention facility.
A federal judge on Thursday ordered a temporary halt to construction of an immigration detention center — built in the middle of the Florida Everglades and dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” — as attorneys argue whether it violates environmental laws.
A federal judge on Wednesday is hearing arguments over whether to stop construction of an immigration detention center built in the middle of the Florida Everglades and dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” because it didn’t follow environmental laws.
Starting this week, vigils are expected to take place every Sunday outside of the Everglades detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz.”
Protesters gathered in Coral Springs on Saturday as part of a nationwide mobilization known as “Rage Against the Regime” — one of 300 coordinated rallies taking place across the country.
Battle lines were drawn in federal court Wednesday as the state of Florida is trying to move a lawsuit filed by environmental groups over the migrant detention camp in the Everglades out of the Southern District.
The state of Florida is trying to move federal lawsuits pertaining to its detention facility in the Everglades out of the Southern District of Florida in a move one legal analyst calls “forum shopping.”
Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference Friday morning at the “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration detention facility in Collier County and said deportation flights from the remote Everglades lockup began in the past few days.
A detainee held at the migrant detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz” is sharing details of his experience.
Florida’s top emergency official says a judge should resist a request by environmentalists to halt an immigration detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz in the middle of the Florida Everglades because it was filed in the wrong jurisdiction.
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. That's according to emails obtained by The Associated Press.
Another powerful group has petitioned to join a federal lawsuit to shut down the Everglades migrant detention camp known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” given that the state has given no end date, and no assurances that this will not become a permanent facility.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday appointed state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia as Florida’s new chief financial officer, elevating the conservative lawmaker to a powerful cabinet post that oversees state finances, insurance regulation and emergency response operations.
Just days after lawmakers toured Alligator Alcatraz for the first time, Local 10 News is working to uncover who exactly is being detained at the facility.
Florida Sen. Blaise Ingoglia wore a University of Florida golf polo with an alligator icon to a guided tour of Alligator Alcatraz on Saturday in Collier County.
Andrew Closson was among the civilians standing outside the Alligator Alcatraz on Saturday afternoon in Collier County.
