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'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 ...

DeSantis makes plans to hold immigrant detainees in North Florida prison

As a federal judge weighs whether to temporarily shut down Alligator Alcatraz, the DeSantis administration is making plans to ...

‘Lowest price-point’: ‘Deportation Depot’ will open at empty Baker County prison, not Camp Blanding

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the empty prison will be the new home of the state’s second immigration detention ...

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Is a Moral Stain

Kristi Noem said it will be used to “lock up some of the worst scumbags”—but its inmates haven’t been convicted of violating ...

Bondi tours Alcatraz as part of Trump's plan to reopen former prison

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi toured Alcatraz on Thursday as part of President Trump's directive to revert the popular ...

Timeline: When was Alcatraz closed and is Trump trying to reopen the prison?

Federal officials recently visited Alcatraz as part of the president's efforts to reopen the historic site as a prison. How ...

Judge concludes hearing on halting ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ construction over environmental concerns without an immediate ruling

The fate of a makeshift immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” hung in the balance ...

Alligator Alcatraz is holding numerous inmates with no criminal history: report

Alligator Alcatraz was opened as the Trump administration amped up its pursuit of people it considers to be illegally in the ...