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Alligator Alcatraz Is a 'Huge Step Backward,' Native Tribal Leader Warns
A tribal leader told Newsweek that he and members in the Big Cypress National Preserve of Florida, which is adjacent to the ...
Miami Herald: 15-year-old boy with no criminal record held at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ for three days
A 15-year-old boy with no criminal record was held at “Alligator Alcatraz” for three days after a traffic stop, according to ...
Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost visited ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ This is what he saw
Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-Fla.) was among a group of lawmakers given a tour of the controversial immigration detention ...
Florida Democrats introduce bill to close Alligator Alcatraz
A group of Florida Democrats in Congress introduced a bill to cut off funding for Alligator Alcatraz and any immigration ...
Gavin Newsom says Alcatraz will reopen the ‘same day Trump releases the Epstein files’
A spokesperson dismissed the idea previously touted by the president, following a visit to the island by Interior Secretary ...
Trump’s Mad Dream of Revamping Alcatraz Would Cost More Than $2 Billion
The president wants to turn the notorious island back into a prison after more than five decades as a museum and national ...
Alligator Alcatraz isn't meant for minors. A 15 year old ended up there anyway
"Immediate action was taken to separate and remove the detainee in accordance with federal protocols," said Stephanie Hartman ...
Kristi Noem says other unnamed states are in the process of building Alligator Alcatraz-style facilities
At least five Republican governors are reportedly considering building large-scale immigration detention centers modeled ...