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Republican donors, Florida’s hurricane know-how helped build ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ quickly
The first detainees arrived July 3 at the facility, which will cost $450 million to operate and consists of tents and ...
Trump Sends Marines to Florida as ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Opens
Approximately 200 Marines from Support Squadron 272 have been deployed to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...
Contractors building Alligator Alcatraz have donated money to Florida GOP, DeSantis
The companies and their married chief executives, Carlos Duart and Tina Vidal-Duart, have given a total of $1.9 million to ...
Will Camp Blanding be the 'Alligator Alcatraz' of Northeast Florida? Here's what we know.
Following the opening of 'Alligator Alcatraz', Camp Blanding is set to become the state’s second immigration detention center ...
Heat, storms, mosquitos the big threats at Alligator Alcatraz, experts say
Florida’s hastily constructed detention camp in the Everglades, which began processing immigrants late this week, has been praised by President Trump.
Lawmakers were stopped from entering Alligator Alcatraz. That may violate Florida law
Reality Check is a Herald series holding those in power to account and shining a light on their decisions. Have a suggestion ...
Inside Florida Politics: Trump, DeSantis rekindle bond over Alligator Alcatraz
President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis rekindle their bond during tour of Alligator Alcatraz processing ...
Republican donors and Florida’s hurricane know-how helped build ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ so quickly
Florida has converted an isolated airport in the Everglades into a massive immigration detention center called "Alligator ...
Could Children Be Detained At 'Alligator Alcatraz'? What We Know
Florida lawmakers have voiced their concern over the possibility, and five were recently denied entry into the facility.