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A Florida judge will hear a petition to permanently shut down the detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" over ...
Judge Kathleen Williams could issue an injunction as part of a case citing environmental concerns at the site.
Construction at the controversial facility in the Florida Everglades has been stopped for 14 days over a lawsuit alleging it ...
President Donald Trump to head to Florida for opening of "Alligator Alcatraz" detention facility in the Everglades, supported by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis but opposed by environmentalists and critics.
An eight-hour hearing on the future of "Alligator Alcatraz" ended Wednesday with more questions than answers about who runs ...
Alligator Alcatraz is a temporary migrant detention center near the Florida Everglades. The controversial center reportedly has a capacity of up to 3,000 detainees, housed in FEMA tents and ...
Court ruling stops new infrastructure capacity at Florida's Alligator Alcatraz detention facility but permits continued ...
Artificial light in a world-renowned “dark sky” preserve is just one of the environmental and human health concerns surrounding the facility.
Big Cypress National Preserve is home to Alligator Alcatraz, which is causing light pollution in one of the first dark skies locations in the east.