Protesters were again rallying outside "Alligator Alcatraz" for what they said was the 42nd consecutive Sunday.
Florida officials say there are no orders to shut down the Everglades detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” and the state is preparing to receive its first federal reimbursement for operating costs.
For weeks, rumors have been circulating that Alligator Alcatraz, the controversial immigration detention facility in the Everglades, is set to close in June. The facility is costing Florida taxpayers about $1 million a day.
After six months of uncertainty, tears and relentless advocacy from his family, Justo Bentacourt is finally home.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis spoke on Wednesday about the reported soon closure of the Everglades detainment facility dubbed Alligator Alcatraz.
Gov. Ron DeSantis was at the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday in Titusville when he answered questions about Alligator Alcatraz.
Florida is planning to close Alligator Alcatraz, according to a report from the New York Times.
Florida is in talks with the Trump administration to shut down the Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention facility, according to a report from The New York Times.
The First Amendment case pertaining to attorney access at an immigration detention facility in the Everglades — which state officials have called “Alligator Alcatraz”— is heating up.