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Miami Archbishop Wenski discusses Florida's Alligator Alcatraz and his faith | Miami Life

CBS News Miami’s Jim Berry introduces us to this week’s “Person of Interest”: Archbishop Thomas Wenski, the leader of Miami’s ...

What we know about the lawsuits that could shut down ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Two separate lawsuits could halt plans for “Alligator Alcatraz,” the controversial makeshift immigrant detention center in ...
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Environmental court battle over 'Alligator Alcatraz' exposes impacts on state

A federal judge is expected to rule next week on whether to extend a temporary pause on new construction at the site of an ...
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Florida officials plan to open another facility to hold immigrant detainees

Another facility to hold people in the country illegally will open in northeast Florida. Governor Ron DeSantis is calling it ...

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

A federal judge will hear closing arguments in a hearing over whether to stop construction indefinitely at “Alligator ...

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.
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Florida Is Opening Another Nicknamed Immigrant Detention Center

On Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida will soon be opening another immigration detention facility in the ...

Gator devours massive python in Florida Everglades, near Alligator Alcatraz

An alligator made a meal out of an invasive Burmese python at Shark Valley in the Florida Everglades, near Alligator Alcatraz ...
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Florida officials deny access issues at Alligator Alcatraz, lawyers say that’s not true

WFLX has learned that despite promises of improved access to legal representation from Florida's Director of Emergency Management, many detainees are still effectively unreachable.