Controversy Surrounds 'Alligator Alcatraz' in the Florida Everglades

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Governor Ron DeSantis has used his emergency powers to rapidly build an immigration detention center in the Everglades within a week, leveraging the same authority he previously used for hurricane recovery efforts, in response to increased migrant arrivals in Florida.
- DeSantis used his emergency powers to get ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ built Tampa Bay Times
- Protesters line highway in Florida Everglades to oppose ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ AP News
- Meet the folks who live near ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ and call the Everglades home Miami Herald
- Environmental groups try blocking Trump's 'Alligator Alcatraz' with last-minute lawsuit Fox News
- Historic Everglades Jetport photos show 'what could have been' before Alligator Alcatraz Naples Daily News
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