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Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost urges shutdown of "Alligator Alcatraz," calls it "internment camp"

Orlando Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost delivered sharp criticism of the site, describing it as "inhumane" and calling for it to be shut down.

The future of Alligator Alcatraz hangs on one big question

The answer could play a key role in a legal battle over the facility’s fate. And it has bigger implications, too.

Democrats press DHS for Alligator Alcatraz information

Democratic lawmakers are seeking more information from the Department of Homeland Security about the Trump administration's ...

‘Shut it down.’ Every Sunday, they come to pray outside Alligator Alcatraz

As thunder boomed on an ominous Sunday evening just outside of Alligator Alcatraz, over 200 people — most of them reverends, ...

Dozens of Democrats demand information from DHS on ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

The lawmakers said the new immigration detention center is emblematic of a "problematic and seemingly unlawful model." ...

Democratic lawmakers demand information about 'Alligator Alcatraz'

In a letter sent late Tuesday to the heads of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and FEMA, the lawmakers expressed concern ...

Deputies should protect Sarasota County, not Alligator Alcatraz | Letters

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has deployed 10 officers to the Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention facility in the ...

‘Psychological warfare’: Internal data shows true nature of Alligator Alcatraz

Putting people in tents in the middle of the Everglades is a great tool to make them give up their cases,” said one ...