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Immigration facility ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ will have no detainees in the next few days, Florida official says

Wednesday, August 27 by ABC News

(OCHOPEE, Fla.) -- The controversial immigration facility in the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz" will soon have no detainees in it, according to an email obtained by ABC News.The email was sent by Kevin Guthrie, the head of the Florida Division of Emergency... Read More.

Judge blocks transfers to ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ effectively winding down operations

Friday, August 22 by ABC News

(OCHOPEE, Fla.)-- A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration and the state of Florida to effectively wind down operations at the controversial immigrant detention center in the Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz" over environmental concerns.In an 82-page ruling Thursday evening, U.S. District Judge Kathleen... Read More.

Democratic lawmakers demand information about ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Wednesday, August 20 by ABC News

A group of Senate and House Democrats is pushing officials at the Department of Homeland Security for more information about the use of the immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz."In a letter sent late Tuesday to the heads of... Read More.

Judge dismisses part of lawsuit over detainees’ legal access at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Tuesday, August 19 by ABC News

(MIAMI) -- A federal judge in Miami has dismissed part of a lawsuit from immigrant advocates after finding that many of the detained plaintiffs at the migrant detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" have received access to legal counsel.The judge also transferred the... Read More.

Judge hearing arguments over whether ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees are being deprived of due process

Monday, August 18 by ABC News

(MIAMI) -- After weeks of complaints from detainees at "Alligator Alcatraz" that they lack access to their attorneys, a federal judge in Miami will consider whether noncitizens housed at the temporary migrant detention center are being deprived of their due process rights.At a... Read More.

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

Thursday, August 14 by ABC News

(OCHOPEE, Fla.) -- For a month, Rafael Collado couldn't tell the night from the day.Detained in the temporary detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz," he spent his time confined in a chain-link cage with another man, stuck in what his fiancee Sonia... Read More.

Judge temporarily blocks further construction of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center

Thursday, August 7 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge on Thursday temporarily halted any further construction of the immigrant detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz."U.S. District Judge Kathleen Mary Williams granted a temporary restraining order after two days of testimony about the environmental impact of the site.The state... Read More.

Judge to consider halting operations at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ over environmental concerns

Wednesday, August 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Known for the eponymous reptiles that inhabit the nearby swamps, the migrant detention center dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" faces the possibility of being shut down over concerns about some of the area's lesser-known inhabitants -- the Everglades' bats, panthers, and storks.A federal... Read More.

Trump says hed like to see facilities like Alligator Alcatraz in other states

Tuesday, July 1 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would like to see facilities like the new so-called "Alligator Alcatraz" migrant detention center in Florida's Everglades in other states."Well, I think would like to see them in many states. Really, many states," the president... Read More.

Trump to visit new Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention center in the Everglades

Monday, June 30 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump will travel to the new "Alligator Alcatraz" migrant detention center in Florida's Everglades on Tuesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Monday.The Trump administration is turning the remote Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport into a facility that... Read More.

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