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Controversy and Challenges at Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz Detention Center

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Source: The Guardian
Controversy and Challenges at Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz Detention Center
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is criticized for diverting nearly $20 million in disaster response funds to build the controversial Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention jail, with allegations of favoritism towards donors and political allies, and concerns over the treatment of detainees, including a 15-year-old boy, amid environmental and immigration protests.

Topics:nationpolitics#alligator-alcatraz#desantis#disaster-funds#florida#migrant-detention#politics
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  1. DeSantis under fire for using disaster funds to build migrant detention jail  The Guardian
  2. Inside ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ detainees report relentless mosquitoes, limited water  The Washington Post
  3. Federal judge recuses himself in lawsuit against Everglades immigrant detention center  Florida Phoenix
  4. ‘A black hole’: Attorneys say they still can’t reach clients in Alligator Alcatraz  Miami Herald
  5. The Chaotic Early Days Inside Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center  The New York Times

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