Trump expected to visit the ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention facility this week

Trump expected to visit the ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention facility this week

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — President Donald Trump is expected to be at the formal opening Tuesday of a controversial immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades that state leaders have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” The Palm Beach Post reported Sunday that Federal Aviation Administration data indicated that Trump would be in South Florida for the opening. Two…

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Protesters line highway in Florida Everglades to oppose ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Protesters line highway in Florida Everglades to oppose ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

A coalition of groups, ranging from environmental activists to Native Americans advocating for their ancestral homelands, converged Saturday outside an airstrip in the Florida Everglades to protest the imminent construction of an immigrant detention center. Hundreds of protesters lined part of U.S. Highway 41 that slices through the marshy Everglades — also known as Tamiami…

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‘Alligator Alcatraz’ provides a political ‘boon’ for Ron DeSantis and his top allies

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ provides a political ‘boon’ for Ron DeSantis and his top allies

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — At the direction of Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida is quickly constructing a $450 million-a-year immigration detention center in the heart of the Everglades as part of the state’s push to coordinate with President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration agenda. The facility, which has been informally dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” has received heavy pushback and a…

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