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Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention facility to be empty ‘within a few days’
By Greg Allen MIAMI — The immigration detention center in Florida’s Everglades that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” soon will hold no detainees. In an email sent to a South Florida rabbi inquiring about serving as a chaplain at the facility, the director of Florida’s Department of Emergency Management, Kevin Guthrie, replied, “We are probably…
‘Who’s running the show?’ is a key question in ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ challenge
By Greg Allen MIAMI — A lawsuit brought by environmental groups and the Miccosukee tribe challenging construction and operations of an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades wrapped up Wednesday with several key questions unanswered. At the top of the list is one U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams asked several times during the four-day…
Sheinbaum demands return of Mexican citizens held at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Mexican president said citizens held at controversial Florida immigration jail ‘should be repatriated immediately’ Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has said that the country is demanding the repatriation of at least 30 of its citizens currently being held in the controversial Florida immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz”. The Mexican leader said on Wednesday that…
Advocates demand closure of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’, citing appalling conditions
Non-profit groups say detained immigrants in Florida are denied medical care and living in ‘cages flooded with feces’ Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, confirmed that 14 Mexican citizens are held at the controversial “Alligator Alcatraz” jail in Florida, as local organizations and doctors call for the facility’s shuttering. On Tuesday, a number of non-profit organizations held…