25 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

32 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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46 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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50 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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3 d. 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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3 d. ago Disney unveils spectacular plans... including a brand new US theme park

A fifth sprawling theme park is reportedly in the works, according to a new Comprehensive Plan 2045 from the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.

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3 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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4 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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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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3 w. ago BBC Antiques Roadshow expert booed over joke after Lord Nelson letter valuation

Viewers couldn't help but laugh as an expert made a quirky sheep related joke which fell flat, sparking a chorus of boos from the audience.

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