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'Good grief': DeSantis denies reports of poor conditions inside Alligator Alcatraz

Florida officials defended the conditions and hurricane readiness of the controversial immigration detention center in the ...

Sen. Cornyn wants to bring controversial 'Alligator Alcatraz' facility to Texas

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn is calling for Texas to build a detention center modeled after Florida's already infamous "Alligator ...
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‘Debunking a lot of the nonsense’: DeSantis touts ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ amid allegations of poor conditions

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference Friday morning at the immigration center, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” ...

Consul Warns Mexicans Must Take ‘Extreme Precautions’ in Florida as ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Leads to Diplomatic Tensions

Sabines’ concerns were based on a case he has been involved in where two brothers were brought to the detention camp. Mexican ...

Florida nonprofits, doctors, families of detainees call for immediate shutdown of Alligator Alcatraz

Several Florida nonprofits, medical professionals, public health experts and families of detainees held at the Alligator ...

‘Unlivable conditions’: Detainees at Alligator Alcatraz allege abuse, neglect; families, legal advocates demand facility's shutdown

Legal advocates and families are demanding the closure of Florida's \"Alligator Alcatraz\" due to alleged abuse and inhumane treatment. Detainees descri ...

Families of Italian nationals held in Alligator Alcatraz plead for their release

Two Italian nationals living in the United States are among the inmates currently being held at the ICE detention center ...