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WPTV West Palm Beach, FL on MSN14h
Gov. DeSantis tells WPTV 'Alligator Alcatraz' is 'very professionally-run'
Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing back on a new lawsuit filed this week by Florida Democrats related to the recent opening and ...
OK Magazine on MSN9h
Ron DeSantis' 'Alligator Alcatraz' Sparks Backlash Amid Donor Contract Scandal
Ron DeSantis' ambitious plans for a massive detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Florida Everglades have ...
Raw Story on MSN14h
'DeSantis lied’: Key claim behind 'Alligator Alcatraz' just collapsed
Desantis lied about about 'Alligator Alcatraz' being for 'the worst of the worst,'" wrote American Immigration Council fellow ...
Red states consider ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ spinoffs as WH urges them to follow DeSantis’ lead: 'Lots of bears'
Republican states are considering building versions of Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz," a detention facility for illegal ...
'Alligator Alcatraz' provides a political 'boon' for Ron DeSantis and his top allies
At the direction of Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida is quickly constructing a $450 million-a-year immigration detention center, ...
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.
How did Alligator Alcatraz emerge in the Everglades? See what unfolded
In pursuit of immigration enforcement, the DeSantis administration quickly seized Everglades land to construct the center. A ...
As the jokes fly, Alligator Alcatraz evokes racist trope of ‘gator bait’
The mocking of immigrant detainees harks back to “the worst parts of our history” when similar jokes and tropes, such as ...