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Suing 'Alligator Alcatraz': Immigration in the US

The legal battles against America’s infamous new immigrant detention centre. Josephine Casserly reports from Florida - the ...

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ may be shut down before Halloween. Florida already has a backup plan

Nearly two months after the hasty and controversial birth of “Alligator Alcatraz,” a federal judge has slammed the brakes on ...

Florida must stop expanding Alligator Alcatraz, shut down in 60 days, judge rules

The judge said that she expected the population of the facility to decline within 60 days through the transferring of the ...

DeSantis appeals judge's order blocking expansion of Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" detention site

A federal judge ordered Florida to halt expansion and begin dismantling parts of "Alligator Alcatraz," prompting Gov. Ron ...
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Detainee's lawsuit says DeSantis administration lacks legal authority to run 'Alligator Alcatraz'

The lawsuit was filed Friday on behalf of an immigrant currently detained at the South Florida detention center widely known ...

A judge has ordered ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in Florida to wind down operations. What happens now?

A federal judge has halted further expansion of the immigration detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Florida ...
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Price tag to dismantle 'Alligator Alcatraz' could cost up to $20 million, court documents show

A top official at the Florida Department of Emergency Management estimates it will cost $15 million to $20 million to tear ...
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Judge’s shutdown order for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ stands — for now

Florida asked a federal judge to pause her order to wind down the Everglades detention camp; 5 o’clock has come and gone with no ruling posted as appeals continue.

Judge blocks Trump administration from expanding Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" over environmental concerns

A federal judge ordered an indefinite halt to further construction or expansion at "Alligator Alcatraz," in a setback for the ...

Where is Miami Correctional Facility? ‘Speedway Slammer’ immigrant detention isn’t in Florida

Despite the name, proposed "Speedway Slammer" immigrant detention site is not in Florida (like Alligator Alcatraz), but it is in Miami County, Indiana ...