Florida, Alligator Alcatraz and Deportation Depot
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A federal judge ordered a two-week halt to construction at the site while she considers whether it violates environmental laws.
Two separate lawsuits over “Alligator Alcatraz” could ensure detainees have proper access to their legal counsel or shut down operations at the controversial makeshift immigrant detention center in Florida’s swampy Everglades.
Just weeks after opening Alligator Alcatraz, Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled plans for a second migrant detention center to
Federal judges in Miami to hear arguments over legal rights violations at Florida's Alligator Alcatraz detention center.
Already this year, Judge Kathleen Williams has blocked a new Florida law that criminalizes undocumented immigrants and held Attorney General James Uthmeier in contempt of court.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday that the Department of Homeland Security has started flying migrants out of the “Alligator Alcatraz" detention facility.
Forget GEO Group Stadium, protesters started a movement 12-years ago to make sure another name caught on where Florida Atlantic would play: "Owlcatraz."