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Alligator Alcatraz timeline: How detention facility in Everglades came to be
Since Alligator Alcatraz, a detention facility nestled deep in the Florida Everglades, was proposed in June, it has sparked a ...
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A look at the controversy around ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center
This weekend, lawmakers got their first look inside “Alligator Alcatraz,” the makeshift immigration detention center in the ...
Want to know more about Alligator Alcatraz? See what people are saying
One article describes conditions with detainees reporting issues like plumbing failures, temperature extremes and large ...
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Montreal-based ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ security contractor posts jobs for armed guards
The U.S. arm of Montreal-based security giant GardaWorld — which holds a federal contract to secure the controversial migrant ...
Origins of Alligator Alcatraz: Who dreamed up the Jetport? | Opinion
The concept, a product of the go-go 1960's, was killed by an unlikely environmental pioneer, President Richard Nixon ...
Alligator Alcatraz: How former California prison differs from new Everglades version
Land in the Everglades once designated to be a jetport, is now being turned into a detention center for migrants and being ...
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Where is Alligator Alcatraz in Florida and what is it? What to know
Alligator Alcatraz is located in a remote region in South Florida, which includes the Florida Everglades and Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area. There are few roads and even fewer towns.
'Help me!' Democrats decry 'vile' conditions at 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigrant prison
"People were yelling, 'Help me. Help me," said Rep. Maxwell Frost. "I heard in the back someone say, 'I'm a U.S. citizen.'" ...