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Feds push back in ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center fight
Environmental groups have sued to stop the center, arguing it will hurt the environmentally sensitive Everglades.
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New signs, growing concerns as ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ takes shape in Everglades
Florida officials are finalizing construction on what is being dubbed as “Alligator Alcatraz.” State workers have ...
New video shows aerial view of location that has become Alligator Alcatraz near Everglades
This video shows the sprawling training airport in Florida that was turned into what today is known as Alligator Alcatraz.
Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center is set to receive its first group of immigrants
The first group of immigrants were scheduled to arrive Wednesday night at a new detention center deep in the Florida ...
Alligator Alcatraz to receive first immigrant detainees Wednesday night
The first detainees who will be held at a Florida-run immigration detention center deep in the Everglades are expected to ...
Everglades Alcatraz rose without a review or citizen input. Nonprofits are fighting back
Truck traffic, blazing lights, sewage: 55 years later, Alligator Alcatraz steamrolls Marjory Stoneman Douglas-led effort to ...