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'Alligator Alcatraz' showcases Trump's penchant for visual cruelty
Detainees at Alligator Alcatraz described limited access to water and fresh air, saying they received only one meal a day and ...
Billboards slam Diaz-Balart over Alligator Alcatraz; Congressman calls campaign a "radical left" move
"When you have groups from the left tied to the Democratic party doing billboards against a Republican, it should be no surprise," Diaz-Balart told CBS News Miami.
Lawmaker says Alligator Alcatraz is an ‘internment camp’ after joint GOP-Dem visit: ‘Packed into cages’
Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who represents Florida's 25th congressional district, said that pictures of the facility ...
Immigrant Rights Group Says Its Billboards Opposing Alligator Alcatraz Were Taken Down Under Political Pressure
The Florida Immigrant Coalition's new billboards were restored after being taken down, but why were they removed in the first ...
Jacksonville company with $78.5 million Alligator Alcatraz contract tied to DeSantis donor
Action News Jax has learned the Jacksonville-based company contracted to staff Alligator Alcatraz has ties to a donor of ...
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'Alligator Alcatraz' Funded by Taxpayer Money Intended for Florida's Hurricane Response, Disaster Preparedness: Report
Gov. Ron DeSantis awarded $20 million in no-bid contracts, including nearly $500,000 for an emergency radio system that was originally designated for disaster preparedness during the active hurricane ...
Republican donors and Florida’s hurricane know-how helped build ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ so quickly
Florida has converted an isolated airport in the Everglades into a massive immigration detention center called "Alligator Alcatraz." ...
Contracts Show Millions of Dollars and Diverted Disaster Resources Were Used to Build DeSantis’ ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The camp was first announced by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, who is DeSantis’ former chief of staff and was ...
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Republicans tour Alligator Alcatraz and joke detainees shouted, ‘Vote Trump!’
Florida Sen. Blaise Ingoglia wore a University of Florida golf polo with an alligator icon to a guided tour of Alligator ...
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Kristi Noem Turns Tables After NBC Host Echoes Dems’ Freakout Over ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem turned the tables on NBC host Kristen Welker on Sunday’s “Meet ...
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How did a Jacksonville consulting firm land a $78M contract for critical services at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’?
It’s not clear how Critical Response Strategies landed the work or whether it previously handled managing a detention ...