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A portion of the Alligator Alley trail at Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland is closed until further notice because of active alligator nesting sites.
Part of the Alligator Alley Trail at Circle B Bar Reserve is closed on Monday due to active gator nesting sites.
GATOR NESTS A popular trail was partially shut down after active alligator nests were discovered. Officials said this is not unusual because it's nesting season.
Contractors who reportedly worked on Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” detention camp have been big donors to Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump.
Morgan Rynor reports Gov. DeSantis and other Trump administration officials will hold a roundtable discussion at the site on Tuesday.
Florida officials plan 5,000-bed ICE detention facility in the Everglades' "alligator alley," dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," as the Trump administration increases deportation efforts ...
Trump and DeSantis donors reportedly helped build out the new immigrant detention camp in “Alligator Alley” ...
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The first photos of "Alligator Alcatraz" give a bleak inside look at the new migrant center deep in the Florida Everglades -- as authorities prepare to stash up to 5,000 detainees in wire cages there.
The first photos of President Donald Trump's "Alligator Alcatraz" give a bleak inside look at the new migrant center deep in the Florida Everglades -- as authorities prepare to stash up to 5,000 ...
FAA alert indicates that President Donald Trump may be visiting “Alligator Alcatraz,” immigrant detention center under construction in the Florida Everglades.