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Hiltzik: With 'Alligator Alcatraz,' Trump and DeSantis define their immigration policy as a tragic farce
Just as you may have thought that it was finally safe to think about American politics without thinking about Florida's ...
Trump administration asks judge to deny temporary restraining order to halt "Alligator Alcatraz" operations
U.S. Department of Justice attorneys filed a nine-page document opposing a request by environmental groups for a temporary ...
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 ...
A Dedicated FEMA Fund Will Pay for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Q: Are FEMA funds being used to construct an immigrant detention facility in the Everglades? A: Yes, the immigrant detention ...
'Sobering' day for America: Photographer Clyde Butcher dreads Alligator Alcatraz
President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on July 1 visited the airport turned temporary migrant detention center ...
Alligator Alcatraz opened Tuesday ready for a hurricane — but not a summer shower
Alligator Alcatraz opened Tuesday without a water view. Then it rained. Shortly after President Donald Trump left the brand ...
Could Alligator Alcatraz withstand a tropical storm or hurricane? Here's what Florida official says
Florida Executive Director of Emergency Management Kevin Guthrie spoke on Alligator Alcatraz's structural integrity during a ...
Video: Protesters gather around ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as President Trump visits
President Trump toured “Alligator Alcatraz,” a migrant detention center he teamed up with Ron DeSantis to build in the ...