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Groups sue to block 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Published: June 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM

Environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit Friday to block a migrant detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” now being built on an airstrip in the heart of the Florida Everglades.

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