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Florida lawmakers allowed into ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ say detainees packed into cages
Deep in the hazardous and ecologically fragile Everglades, hundreds of migrants are confined in cages in a makeshift tent detention facility Florida’s Republican governor calls “safe and secure” and Democratic lawmakers call “inhumane.

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Florida lawmakers tour ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ leave with more questions than answers
Florida lawmakers visit Alligator Alcatraz for the first time after weeks of being denied entry
Origins of Alligator Alcatraz: Who dreamed up the Jetport? | Opinion
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis authorized the construction of "Alligator Alcatraz," a 3,000-bed tent city for immigrant detainees, within the Big Cypress National Preserve.

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Florida House Speaker Danny Perez talks budget battles in legislative session, concerns over Alligator Alcatraz
Florida lawmaker who toured ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ says migrants get water from toilets
Allowed inside, lawmakers split on conditions for detainees in ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
“There are really disturbing, vile conditions and this place needs to be shut the hell down,” U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a Democrat, told reporters after visiting the tents, trailers and tem...

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Lawmakers visit 'Alligator Alcatraz,' but some wonder how much they'll get to see
Immigrants describe worms in food, fecal flooding at Alligator Everglades detention site
Trump Said ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Would Hold ‘Menacing Migrants.’ Most Don’t Have Criminal Convictions
Only one third of detainees at the Florida facility have been convicted of a crime, despite the president's claims it will hold "some of the most vicious people on the planet"
Florida AG rips AOC 'communist caucus,' teasing more detention sites to follow 'Alligator Alcatraz'
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier slammed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, D-N.Y., and others for supporting ICE protests against the Trump administration's mass deportation plans.
Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz discusses President Trump's new spending bill, Alligator Alcatraz
Rep. Wasserman Schultz shared how President Trump's spending bill will affect the everyday working families, and her opinion on her upcoming tour of Alligator Alcatraz.
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WATCH LIVE AT 10: Florida Democrats tour “Alligator Alcatraz” after lawsuit filed over denied access
Florida Democrats are touring Alligator Alcatraz after filing a lawsuit over denied access. A press conference is set to occur before and after the tour on Saturday.
Florida officials reveal criminal backgrounds of migrants held at 'Alligator Alcatraz'
The Florida Attorney General's office revealed serious criminal backgrounds of detainees at Alligator Alcatraz facility, including MS-13 gang activity.
Detained immigrants at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ say there are worms in food and wastewater on the floor
People held at the brand new Florida immigration detention center that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” say worms turn up in the food, toilets don’t flush and floors flood with fecal waste.
Trump Camp Blasts ‘The View’ Co-Host Ana Navarro for Condemning Florida ICE Detention Tourism: ‘Can’t Get Any Dumber’
In response to “The View” host Ana Navarro saying that folks who visit Florida’s ICE detention center Alligator Alcatraz are “racist,” President Donald Trump’s team questioned the TV personality’s intelligence on Friday.
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