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‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Is Worse Than You Realize
Erected on an abandoned airstrip known as the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, the temporary tent city was ...
Alligator Alcatraz could cause Florida panther habitat loss, expert says in court
The endangered Florida panther could lose thousands of acres of core territory in the Everglades due to operations at the ...
Understanding key terms swirling around Alligator Alcatraz and immigration enforcement in the US
But, as I’ll explain, that survey question addresses only part of the administration’s immigration enforcement agenda. I’m a lawyer and former adviser to senior state officials in Florida, and to the ...
Three candidates for governor push ideas for SC’s own ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Three candidates for South Carolina governor have now suggested the Palmetto State have its own detention center to detain ...
Former 'Alligator Alcatraz' worker describes 'inhumane' conditions inside
NBC6 spoke with a former corrections officer who says she saw hundreds of people held in cages with no sunlight, backed up ...
At ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ the Biggest Risk Isn’t Alligators
The area around the immigrant detention center, deep in the Everglades, is threatened by hurricanes, extreme heat and even ...
Catholic Church cleared to hold mass at Alligator Alcatraz after long negotiation
“In federal facilities, Catholic ministers are permitted to enter in order to offer the sacraments to detained persons,” the ...
Detainees on hunger strike in protest of treatment at 'Alligator Alcatraz'
A hunger strike at the Florida immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” has entered its tenth day, as ...