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Alligator Alcatraz in Florida: Are Everglades gators, pythons a danger to humans?
Alligator Alcatraz, a migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, is surrounded by swamps infested with dangerous alligators and pythons.
Will Nebraska be home to the next ‘Alligator Alcatraz?’
Nebraska reportedly is being considered as a home to one of the state-run, federally funded migrant detention centers that ...
At ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ the Biggest Risk Isn’t Alligators
The area around the immigrant detention center, deep in the Everglades, is threatened by hurricanes, extreme heat and even ...
'Speedway Slammer' is red state's answer to 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention facility
Governor Braun partners with Trump administration to create 1,000-bed immigration detention center at Miami Correctional ...
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Federal judge to hear arguments on legality of 'Alligator Alcatraz'
A judge will begin hearing testimony and arguments Wednesday on a lawsuit seeking to close down the immigration detention center in the Everglades, dubbed Alligator Alcatraz ...
Catholic Church cleared to hold mass at Alligator Alcatraz after long negotiation
“In federal facilities, Catholic ministers are permitted to enter in order to offer the sacraments to detained persons,” the ...
'Alligator Alcatraz' detainees on hunger strike for 10th day, protesting conditions
One of the detainees, Pedro Hernández, was hospitalized during the strike but continued to refuse food, he said on Thursday.
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'Everglades catastrophe unfolding before our eyes' say environmental groups about Alligator Alcatraz
Two influential environmental groups suing state officials over construction of Alligator Alcatraz are sounding the alarm ...