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Unpacking Florida’s immigration trends − demographers take a closer look at the legal and undocumented population

Immigration has dominated recent public discourse about Florida, whether it be the opening of Alligator Alcatraz, a migrant detention facility in the middle of the Everglades, or Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declaring an “immigration emergency” for the state that has lasted more than two years.

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Mangrove Photographer of the Year captures what could be the last of the Everglades' iconic birds

Visual storytelling for impact – Discover the powerful winners of this year's Mangrove Photography Awards

Digital Camera World

Environmentalists' lawsuit to halt Alligator Alcatraz filed in wrong court, Florida official says

Florida’s top emergency official says a judge should resist a request by environmentalists to halt an immigration detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz in the middle of the Florida Everglades because it was filed in the wrong jurisdiction

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How DeSantis administration blindsided county officials with plans for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

More than 100 emails expose the extent to which authorities in southwest Florida were left unaware of plans to build a sprawling immigration detention centre in the Everglades

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Emails show DeSantis administration blindsided county officials with plans for 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration left many local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center that rose from an isolated airstrip in the Everglades

The Independent UK

Lawyers and Families Report Squalid Conditions and Lack of Legal Access at Alligator Alcatraz

Numerous accounts of lack of showers, overflowing toilets, and inability to meet with lawyers are emerging from the detention center in the middle of the Everglades.

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The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida wants to join a federal lawsuit against 'Alligator Alcatraz'

The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida is seeking to join a federal lawsuit aimed at halting the construction of a new immigration detention facility in the Everglades, which tribal members consider their sacred ancestral homelands

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Florida is fronting the $450M cost of Alligator Alcatraz – a legal scholar explains what we still don’t know about the detainees

The state of Florida has opened a migrant detention center in the Everglades. Its official name is Alligator Alcatraz, a reference to the former maximum security federal penitentiary in San Francisco Bay.

The Conversation

‘It’s a concentration camp’: Everything we know about Trump’s new ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in the Florida Everglades

EXPLAINER: The already-notorious immigrant detention camp was rapidly assembled in a remote location full of dangerous wildlife. But detainees have alleged brutal conditions — even while Republicans sell merchandise, writes Io Dodds

The Independent UK

Congressman Reveals Conditions At Alligator Alcatraz That Made His 'Heart Sink' After Tour

A Democratic Congressman revealed the horrific conditions he witnessed while visiting the newly opened 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades.

Latin Times

Lawmakers visit 'Alligator Alcatraz,' but some wonder how much they'll get to see

Florida lawmakers are touring a controversial immigration detention center in the Everglades

The Independent UK

Miami-Dade Mayor Decries 'Alligator Alcatraz' In Op-Ed: 'Fundamentally Inhumane'

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine-Cava decried the policies that led to the opening of the Everglades migrant detention center dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz"

Latin Times

ICE Detainees In Miami-Dade Set To Be Taken To 'Alligator Alcatraz' Despite Allegations Of Harsh Conditions

The Miami-Dade County jail system agreed to take local migrant detainees to federal detention centers, including the Everglades facility known as "Alligator Alcatraz"

Latin Times

Trump’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ reveals the ongoing cruelty towards migrants in US

President’s supporters are gleeful but Everglades jail could prove to be a humanitarian and environmental tragedy

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The Independent UK

Major DeSantis contributor was awarded Alligator Alcatraz contract

Everglades facility is already targeted by lawsuits from environmental groups who say DeSantis overstepped authority to speed development

International Business Times

Florida Lawmakers Barred Entry From Alligator Alcatraz After Expressing 'Humanitarian Concerns'

Democratic Florida lawmakers who attempted to enter "Alligator Alcatraz" on Thursday were barred after they expressed "humanitarian concerns" about the new Everglades detention center.

Latin Times

Florida Lawmakers Barred Entry From 'Alligator Alcatraz' After Expressing 'Humanitarian Concerns'

Democratic Florida lawmakers who attempted to enter "Alligator Alcatraz" on Thursday were barred after they expressed "humanitarian concerns" about the new Everglades detention center.

The Independent UK

Food truck companies face backlash for catering ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

A TikToker filmed Kona Ice, Churro Mania, Elote Lovers and Ms.Cheezious food trucks entering the detention facility in the Florida Everglades

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The Independent UK

Almost half of Americans disapprove of Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’, new poll shows

Just a third of respondents to survey approved of new Everglades detention center

The Independent UK

Republican donors and Florida's hurricane know-how helped build 'Alligator Alcatraz' so quickly

Florida has converted an isolated airport in the Everglades into a massive immigration detention center called "Alligator Alcatraz."

The Independent UK

First immigration detainees arrive at Florida center in the Everglades

The first group of immigrants has arrived at a new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”

Reason

The Everglades Jetport Was Supposed To Be a World Wonder. Now It's 'Alligator Alcatraz.'

Our dreams have fallen from supersonic world travel to jailing migrants who've hurt no one.

The Independent UK

Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center is set to receive its first group of immigrants

The first group of immigrants are set to arrive at a new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”

Latin Times

Trump Ally Slammed For Saying Alligators In Everglades Detention Center Are 'Guaranteed At Least 65 Million Meals': 'Lunatic'

Far right activist Laura Loomer is being slammed online after saying alligators in a new migrant detention center are "guaranteed at least 65 million meals"

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‘I guess that’s the concept’: Trump floats letting ‘alligators and snakes’ eat immigrants who escape detention

It was only a matter of time before MAGA incorporated reptiles and amphibians to the culture wars.

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