Florida advances 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention center amid community concerns
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Florida is rapidly developing the 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center in the Everglades, bypassing usual legislative processes and local input, as part of Governor DeSantis' aggressive immigration enforcement efforts, with plans to house up to 5,000 detainees and significant costs covered by federal funds.
- Florida sprints ahead with ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration detention center project Politico
- What to know about 'Alligator Alcatraz,' Florida migrant detention center in progress NPR
- Florida to detain migrants in new Everglades facility dubbed ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ CNN
- Florida to receive federal funds to build immigration detention sites, including "Alligator Alcatraz," Noem says CBS News
- Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" gets OK from feds, pushback from community Axios
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