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Florida Approves 'Alligator Alcatraz' Migrant Detention Center Amid Community Concerns

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Florida Approves 'Alligator Alcatraz' Migrant Detention Center Amid Community Concerns
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Florida has begun constructing a temporary migrant detention center called 'Alligator Alcatraz' in the Everglades, capable of housing up to 5,000 migrants at an estimated annual cost of $450 million, with funding partially covered by FEMA, amid increased federal efforts to detain and deport migrants.

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  1. Florida plans 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention center  Reuters
  2. What to know about 'Alligator Alcatraz,' Florida migrant detention center in progress  NPR
  3. Florida to detain migrants in new Everglades facility dubbed ‘Alligator Alcatraz’  CNN
  4. Florida to receive federal funds to build immigration detention sites, including "Alligator Alcatraz," Noem says  CBS News
  5. Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" gets OK from feds, pushback from community  Axios

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