Alligator Alcatraz, Florida
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"We all want to make America great again, but you're not going to make America great by making America mean," Wenski said.
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Deep in the marshy wetlands of the Florida Everglades – less than 50 miles west of President Donald Trump’s Doral resort in Miami – sits the latest battleground in his administration’s immigration enforcement efforts: A detention facility dubbed,
Since opening earlier this month in the marshy Florida Everglades region, Alligator Alcatraz — named after a notorious federal prison off the coast of San Francisco — has drawn mixed reviews. Democrats and immigrant-rights activists have criticized it, calling it inhumane, while Republicans view it as safe and necessary for national security.
Florida nonprofits and activists call for the closure of the Everglades detention facility "Alligator Alcatraz" due to inhumane conditions, despite state officials claiming it meets standards.
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What Families Need to Know About ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ And How to Stay StrongWhat is it like for a family when loved ones are incarcerated at a facility called “Alligator Alcatraz,” no sun, ubiquitous fluorescent lighting, and the real buzz of fear permeating the environment?
The location of Trump's immigrant detention center has a painful history of incarceration, abuse, and private interests.
Environmental activists filed a lawsuit on Friday to stop the construction of a novel detention center for foreign nationals in
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The Forward on MSNFirst Camp Auschwitz, now Alligator Alcatraz — why the right is obsessed with commodifying brutalityWhen you make merch out of suffering — like the GOP is doing with Alligator Alcatraz — it makes it easier to get away with inhumanity.
There may or may not be a stretch of pavement in the Everglades that exposes an alleged lie about Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” detention camp.
Officials say they will need more detention space to hold all the new detainees, but they're still being stymied by the feds.