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Florida plan to deputize National Guard officers as immigration judges at Alligator Alcatraz would likely violate constitutional rights
Neither President Donald Trump nor Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis can legally create a new system of immigration judges outside of ...
Emails show DeSantis administration blindsided county officials with plans for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration left many local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center that ...
Miccosukee Tribe wants to join federal lawsuit to halt Alligator Alcatraz operations
The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida cites "significant concerns about environmental degradation" and threats to "traditional and ...
Inside Florida's Alligator Alcatraz: What we know about the immigrant detention center
How many inmates at Florida's Alligator Alcatraz? How many people in a cell? Where do they eat? Who works there? Is there air ...
Lawmakers visited Alligator Alcatraz. Here’s what they say they saw and learned
Democrats also focused on what they said they learned at the facility: They said officials clarified repeatedly that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is “calling the shots” at the detention ...
Florida’s disaster pipeline funnels millions to politically connected contractors
The state’s emergency rules allow Gov. Ron DeSantis to suspend state laws and a competitive bidding process to award millions ...
DeSantis rebuffs criticism of facility
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday rebuffed criticism of conditions at the immigrant detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz by saying people housed there have the option to ...
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Florida plan to deputize National Guard as immigration judges could violate constitutional rights
Seeking to expand Florida’s role in federal immigration enforcement, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in May 2025 submitted the ...
Lawyers and Families Report Squalid Conditions and Lack of Legal Access at Alligator Alcatraz
Numerous accounts of lack of showers, overflowing toilets, and inability to meet with lawyers are emerging from the detention center in the middle of the Everglades.