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Florida to use shuttered prison

Environmental concerns could halt construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration jail

Gov. Ron DeSantis has said the location in the rugged and remote Everglades was meant as a deterrent against escape, much like the island prison in California that Republicans named it after. The detention center has an estimated annual cost of $450 million, according to a public database.

The Washington Post on MSN · 2d

Beyond Alligator Alcatraz: Underused Florida prison to also house migrants

With Alligator Alcatraz running in the Everglades, the governor will turn an underused state prison into a second facility for those awaiting deportation.

POLITICO on MSN · 2d

Florida to use shuttered prison as 2nd immigration detention center after ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

The state plans to spend up to $6 million to stand up Baker Correctional Institution to hold more than 1,300 people awaiting deportation.

Judge to rule in a week on future of Alligator Alcatraz as groups seek injunction

Alligator Alcatraz came to life in June after Florida's attorney general announced on social media that a detention center ...

'Who's running the show?' is a key question in 'Alligator Alcatraz' challenge

A lawsuit challenging construction and operations of an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as 'Alligator Alley' has wrapped up with several key questions unanswered.

Celtics Wire1d

Faith leaders rally weekly at Alligator Alcatraz, urge humane treatment for detainees

Religious leaders, advocates and family members of detainees gathered for a vigil outside Alligator Alcatraz. Officials deny ...

2don MSN

'It’s like you’re dead alive': Families, advocates allege inhumane conditions at 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Immigration attorneys and advocates are raising concerns about what they say are inhumane conditions at the "Alligator ...

St George News2h

In fundraising pitch, Nevada GOP urges state to build its own coyote-themed ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

The Nevada Republican Party thinks the state should build its own high-security immigration detention center and name it ...

NewsNation on MSN4d

ICE is holding record number of detainees. Where are they?

With $45 billion in federal funding to work with after the passage of Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” officials want to add ...

CBS Miami on MSN4d

Federal judge weighs push to temporarily halt operations at "Alligator Alcatraz"

Morgan Rynor reports environmental advocacy groups are seeking a preliminary injunction that would stop the site from being ...

Las Vegas Review-Journal on MSN8d

RTC security company among 2 cited under new Nevada heat regulation

DOJ issues subpoenas to NY AG Letitia James, including over Trump fraud case: Sources Carville doubles down after getting called out for predicting Trump admin collapse, says it’s happening ‘now' ...

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Judge considers if 'Alligator Alcatraz' challenge was filed correctly

Work progresses on a new migrant detention facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility in the Florida Everglades, Friday, July 4, 2025, in Ochopee ...

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