Immigration attorney weighs in on reports Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ will close
With Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration detention center in the Everglades expected to close next month, some are wondering…
Migrants languish in US detention centers facing dire conditions and prolonged waits – NBC 6 South Florida
Felipe Hernandez Espinosa spent 45 days at “ Alligator Alcatraz,” an immigration holding center in Florida where detainees…
How Everglades Jetport environmental battle spurred Earth Day, new laws
Everglades National Park was established in 1947. The same year, Marjory Stoneman Douglas published The Everglades: River of…
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ awoke a decades-old environmental fight
An immigrant detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” sits in the middle of the Everglades. Several environmental groups and…
Judge rejects Democrats’ lawsuit seeking access to Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” immigrant detention center
A Leon County circuit judge has rejected a lawsuit filed by five Democratic lawmakers who sought access to…
Protesters Outside Alligator Alcatraz Seek To Draw Attention To Its Operation Despite Closure Order
The entrance to the state-managed immigration detention center dubbed Alligator Alcatraz, located at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition…
Florida Blames Human Error for U.S. Citizens on Immigration Dashboard
State and local law enforcement agencies in Florida are helping President Donald Trump enforce his immigration agenda. Screenshot…
Trump awards Florida $608 million for “Alligator Alcatraz” amid environmental lawsuit battle
Amid battles about the detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” the Trump administration has awarded $608 million to Florida…
Environmental Advocates Win Order to Close Alligator Alcatraz
Attorney Elise Bennett, Center for Biological Diversity On Wednesday, September 3, attorney Elise Bennett from the Center for…
Trump admin. moving detainees out of “Alligator Alcatraz” after judge orders facility operations to wind down
The Department of Homeland Security has begun moving detainees out of a controversial, state-run immigration detention center in…
Immigrant dairy workers strike to stop Wisconsin cheese company from violating their basic rights
Dairy cattle feed at a farm in New Mexico. [AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd] On August 12, 43 dairy workers…
Florida officials plan to open another facility to hold immigrant detainees
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – The second immigrant detention facility since Alligator Alcatraz” will be at Baker Correctional Institute,…