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Gov. Ron DeSantis ’ administration has already signed contracts to pay at least $245 million to set up and run the new immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz ...
Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who represents Florida's 25th congressional district, said that pictures of the facility ...
Gov. Ron DeSantis awarded $20 million in no-bid contracts, including nearly $500,000 for an emergency radio system that was originally designated for disaster preparedness during the active hurricane ...
The camp was first announced by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, who is DeSantis’ former chief of staff and was ...
Florida has converted an isolated airport in the Everglades into a massive immigration detention center called "Alligator Alcatraz." ...
The state’s emergency rules allow Gov. Ron DeSantis to suspend state laws and a competitive bidding process to award millions ...
Americans aren't on board with the Everglades detention center, according to a new YouGov poll released Thursday.
Top Trump administration officials visited Alcatraz Thursday morning as part of the controversial plan to reopen the federal ...
Florida Democratic lawmakers are traveling to inspect the site as they bristle over the idea of children detained.
President Trump’s idea to reopen Alcatraz as a functioning prison is a reflection of his political instincts and personal tastes, even as it is a long shot to come to fruition. Alcatraz, the ...
The Trump administration Thursday argued a federal judge should deny a request to block operation of a detention center in the Everglades for undocumented immigrants, saying Florida has been ...
Despite government assurances that Everglades detention camp is temporary, nonprofits continue legal fight to halt so-called ...