DeSantis Announces Start of Deportation Flights from Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz'
TL;DR
Florida's new state-run detention center in the Everglades, dubbed 'Alligator Alcatraz,' has begun deportation flights, with about 100 detainees sent directly from the facility and others flown to federal hubs. The facility, built on an old airfield, is equipped for large aircraft operations and aims to hold up to 4,000 detainees. Critics, including the ACLU and environmental groups, have raised concerns about legal access, conditions, and environmental impact, while Florida officials emphasize the facility's operational capabilities and plans for expansion.
- First Deportation Flights Depart From Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ The New York Times
- DHS has begun flying migrants out of Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz,' DeSantis announces Fox News
- Deportation flights from ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ have begun CNN
- Florida Gov. DeSantis speaks at Alligator Alcatraz, Friday morning Fox4Now.com
- 100 people ‘fully deported’ from ‘Alligator Alcatraz’: DeSantis NewsNation
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