Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz': Controversy and Legal Battles Over Immigrant Detention
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Florida has opened a $450 million migrant detention center called Alligator Alcatraz, with unclear jurisdiction and detainee details, raising questions about its purpose and the state's role in immigration enforcement, contrasting with past policies and highlighting ongoing legal and political debates.
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- Florida is fronting the $450M cost of Alligator Alcatraz – a legal scholar explains what we still don’t know about the detainees The Conversation
- Fla. Supreme Court sends Dems’ suit over state immigrant detention center to lower court Florida Phoenix
- “Gator Grift”: Hundreds Caged in Inhumane Conditions with No Due Process at Florida Immigrant Jail Democracy Now!
- Republican lawmaker challenges Democrats' characterization of 'Alligator Alcatraz' after touring facility Fox News
- The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida wants to join a federal lawsuit against ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ AP News
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