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'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant jail could halt construction over environmental concerns
Read full article: 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant jail could halt construction over environmental concernsA federal judge is hearing closing arguments over whether to stop construction indefinitely at an immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed โAlligator Alcatraz.โ.
Florida updated agreement on handling detainees at 'Alligator Alcatraz,' but a month after it opened
Read full article: Florida updated agreement on handling detainees at 'Alligator Alcatraz,' but a month after it openedFlorida's corrections agency and ICE updated an agreement on handling federal immigration detainees, but they did it more than a month after โAlligator Alcatrazโ opened.
Judge considers whether Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center violates environmental law
Read full article: Judge considers whether Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center violates environmental lawA federal judge heard arguments about an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, known as โAlligator Alcatraz.โ.
Judge orders Florida, federal officials to produce 'Alligator Alcatraz' agreements
Read full article: Judge orders Florida, federal officials to produce 'Alligator Alcatraz' agreementsA federal judge has ordered officials to produce agreements showing who has legal authority at โAlligator Alcatraz,โ an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades.
Attorneys: โAlligator Alcatrazโ detainees held without charges, barred from legal access
Read full article: Attorneys: โAlligator Alcatrazโ detainees held without charges, barred from legal accessLawyers seeking a temporary restraining order against an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades say that โAlligator Alcatrazโ detainees have been barred from meeting attorneys.
Deportation flights from Floridaโs โAlligator Alcatrazโ detention center have begun, DeSantis says
Read full article: Deportation flights from Floridaโs โAlligator Alcatrazโ detention center have begun, DeSantis saysFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis says deportation flights from the remote Everglades immigration lockup known as Alligator Alcatraz began in the past few days.
Florida woman bitten, pulled under water by alligator during boat outing: sheriff
Read full article: Florida woman bitten, pulled under water by alligator during boat outing: sheriffA 27-year-old woman was taken to the hospital on Wednesday after an alligator bit her and briefly pulled her under water during a boat outing in Martin County, according to the countyโs sheriffโs office.
Florida signs $245 million in contracts for โAlligator Alcatraz.โ Hereโs a look by the numbers
Read full article: Florida signs $245 million in contracts for โAlligator Alcatraz.โ Hereโs a look by the numbersGov. Ron DeSantis โ administration has already signed contracts to pay at least $245 million to set up and run the new immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed โAlligator Alcatraz,โ according to a public database.
Environmentalistsโ lawsuit to halt โAlligator Alcatrazโ filed in wrong court, Florida official says
Read full article: Environmentalistsโ lawsuit to halt โAlligator Alcatrazโ filed in wrong court, Florida official saysFloridaโs top emergency official asked a federal judge on Monday to resist a request by environmentalists to halt an immigration detention center known as โAlligator Alcatrazโ in the middle of the Florida Everglades because their lawsuit was filed in the wrong jurisdiction.
Jacksonville man files trademark for name โAlligator Alcatraz,โ says itโs a way to fight against โhate merchโ
Read full article: Jacksonville man files trademark for name โAlligator Alcatraz,โ says itโs a way to fight against โhate merchโA Jacksonville man is filing a trademark Class 28 for the name โAlligator Alcatraz.โ
First immigration detainees arrive at Florida center in the Everglades
Read full article: First immigration detainees arrive at Florida center in the EvergladesThe first group of immigrants has arrived at a new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed โAlligator Alcatraz.โ.
Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center is set to receive its first group of immigrants
Read full article: Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center is set to receive its first group of immigrantsThe first group of immigrants are set to arrive at a new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed โAlligator Alcatraz.โ.
Federal judge halts the Trump administration from dismantling the US African Development Foundation
Read full article: Federal judge halts the Trump administration from dismantling the US African Development FoundationA federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from dismantling a U.S. federal agency that invests in African small businesses.
US calls reported threats by pro-Iran hackers to release Trump-tied material a 'smear campaign'
Read full article: US calls reported threats by pro-Iran hackers to release Trump-tied material a 'smear campaign'A news report says hackers supporting Iran have threatened to release emails supposedly stolen from people connected to President Donald Trump.

Massive 98-pound Burmese python captured in Florida
Read full article: Massive 98-pound Burmese python captured in FloridaOCHOPEE, Florida (CNN) - What would you do if you encountered a 98-pound Burmese python while out on a hike in Florida? The captors are members of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Python Action Team. The Python Action Team was created by the commission to lead python control efforts. These team members are paid to find and capture Burmese pythons in regions throughout south Florida. "Removing 900 pythons is a great milestone for our Python Action Team!"