21 h. ago DHS secretary praises Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' plan as agency expands immigration detention

The Homeland Security secretary is praising Florida for coming forward with an idea that’s been dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” because it would house immigration detainees in a facility being built in a Florida swamp

Politics

28 h. ago Florida plan for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ migrant jail sparks chorus of outrage

Environmental groups, immigration advocates and Native Americans decry idea to set up the outdoor detention campEnvironmental groups, immigration rights activists and a Native American tribe have decried the construction of a harsh outdoor migrant detention camp in the Florida Everglades billed by state officials as “Alligator Alcatraz”.Crews began preparing the facility at a remote, largely disused training airfield this week in support of the Trump administration’s aggressive goal of arresting and incarcerating 3,000 undocumented migrants every day. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Mother sues US detention for release of two young children in first lawsuit of kind

The lawsuit argues that the family's arrests violate their Fourth Amendment right

Society

35 h. ago Family files for release in lawsuit considered first involving children challenging arrests at court

A mother and her two young kids are fighting for their release from a Texas immigration detention center

Society

42 h. ago Native leaders blast construction of Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' on land they call sacred

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is racing ahead with construction of a makeshift immigration detention facility at an airstrip in the Everglades over the opposition of Native American leaders who consider the area their sacred ancestral homelands

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46 h. ago Florida AG’s warning to AOC and ‘communists’ over ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as DeSantis promises more deportations

James Uthmeier sneers that liberal protesters will not be able to picket new facility because of its situation deep in the Everglades: ‘Good luck finding it’

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68 h. ago Not just 'Alligator Alcatraz': DeSantis floats building another immigration detention center

Florida officials are pursuing plans to build a second detention center to house immigrants, as part of the state’s aggressive push to support the federal government’s crackdown on illegal immigration

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2 d. ago Stephen Colbert on Ice: ‘Constantly devising new terrible ways to treat immigrants’

Late-night hosts spoke about Trump swearing in front of press and expressed shock over plans for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in FloridaLate-night hosts talked about US involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict and how the situation at home should be higher on the priority list. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago What to know about "Alligator Alcatraz," Florida's immigration detention site in the Everglades

An immigration detention facility located at an isolated Everglades airfield surrounded by mosquito-, python- and alligator-filled swamplands is just days away from being operational

Politics

4 d. ago Florida building ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ for undocumented migrants in the Everglades that will cost $450m per year to run

Facility under construction on former airfield and will cost $450m per year to run

Economics

5 d. ago Florida to open 'Alligator Alcatraz' to house immigrants surrounded by 200,000 gators

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier proposed the creation of a new detention centre called 'Alligator Alcatraz' to detain undocumented migrants near the Everglades

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6 d. ago Photos of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil after 104 days in US custody

Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University student and Palestinian activist, has returned to the Northeast U.S. after spending 104 days in federal immigration detention.

Culture

7 d. ago What to know about activist Mahmoud Khalil and his release from immigration detention

A Palestinian activist who participated in protests against Israel has been freed from federal immigration detention after 104 days

Politics

7 d. ago Florida pitches mad 'Alligator Alcatraz' prison surrounded by killer beasts to Donald Trump

Donald Trump has been given a new proposal from a government official to help with the over crowding in ICE centres – a new prison surrounded by deadly pythons and alligators

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7 d. ago Relief and a raised fist as Mahmoud Khalil goes free – but release ‘very long overdue’

The Palestinian activist described a bittersweet feeling as he emerged from Ice detention into the Louisiana sunMahmoud Khalil squinted in the afternoon sun as he walked away from the fences topped with razor wire, through two tall gates and out into the thick humidity of central Louisiana.After more than three months detained in this remote and notorious immigration detention center in the small town of Jena, he described a bittersweet feeling of release, walking towards a handful of journalists with a raised fist, visibly relieved, but composed and softly spoken. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Mahmoud Khalil released from Ice detention after more than three months

Columbia graduate freed from Louisiana facility after judge ruled he is ‘not a danger to the community – period’Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil was released from US immigration detention, where he had been held for more than three months over his activism against Israel’s war on Gaza.Khalil, the most high profile of the students to be arrested by the Trump administration for their pro-Palestinian activism, and the last of them still in detention, was ordered to be released by a federal judge on Friday afternoon from an Ice facility in Jena, Louisiana, where he has been held since shortly after plainclothes immigration agents detained him in early March in the lobby of his Columbia building. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Federal judge orders release of Mahmoud Khalil from Ice detention

Columbia University graduate had been held for three months over his activism against Israel’s war in GazaA federal judge has ordered the release of Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil from US immigration detention, where he has been held for three months over his activism against Israel’s war in Gaza.Khalil is set to be released from Ice detention in Jena, Louisiana, where he has been held since shortly after plainclothes immigration agents detained him in in early March in the lobby of his Columbia building. Continue reading...

Events

9 d. ago Man with cerebral palsy and epilepsy detained by Home Office for 10 months despite doctor’s warning

The shocking case emerged in a report into immigration detention which warned sites are becoming increasingly unsafe due to overcrowding

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1 week ago Illegal Albanian migrant killed two people in car rampage including dad

Emiljano Kasaj, 34, ploughed into Leo Moran as he crossed the road before hitting Joel Carriedo as he cycled home from a night shift in Coventry in September 2023.

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1 week ago Car rampage killer was on bail from immigration detention centre, court told

Albanian national Emiljano Kasaj was suffering from severe mental illness when he deliberately used his Mercedes to kill a pedestrian and a cyclist.

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