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Florida’s immigration detention facility located at an isolated Everglades airfield surrounded by mosquito-, python- and alligator-filled swamplands went from a video on X to reality in a matter of days,
Lawmakers called for Italy’s conservative government to do more to secure the repatriation of two nationals held at the new facility in Florida’s Everglades.
While the new Everglades migrant detention center fends off complaints about its living conditions, some detainees claim guards are also doling out discipline for questioning rules — including standing in the hot Florida sun for extended periods.
Nearly three dozen 911 calls made from immigrant detention center ‘Alligator Alcatraz,' records show
Nearly three dozen 911 calls have been made from an immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades and new records are shedding some light on what the calls are about. Since July 1, when the state-run facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" opened, there have been 34 calls, an average of two per day.
Outside the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz,” a coalition of groups came together to demand that the facility be shut down on Tuesday.
The “dangerous and unlawful conditions” inside the state-managed immigration detention camp in the Everglades pose serious health implications for hundreds of detainees, says a group of health professionals and immigrant advocates.
Gators and pythons ready to attack? The rhetoric about Alligator Alcatraz simply isn’t true. ABC Action News Reporter Michael Paluska takes us on a trip to the Everglades.
Hollywood celebrated 50th anniversary of summer blockbuster 'Jaws,' which instilled terror in the public about sharks, especially in beach-going Florida.