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Judge rules 'Alligator Alcatraz' can stay open for now, but no further detainees or construction are allowed

Within 60 days, the facility must also remove “all generators, gas, sewage, and other waste and waste receptacles,” which ...

Florida ordered to dismantle Alligator Alcatraz over environmental impact

A federal judge in Miami gave the state of Florida 60 days to clear out the immigrant detention facility called Alligator ...
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U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz says Alligator Alcatraz must be shut down

The Democratic lawmaker applauded a federal judge’s order Thursday night to shut down Alligator Alcatraz within 60 days.

Alligator Alcatraz contractors have links to allegations of fraud, price-gouging

The findings raise questions about the DeSantis administration’s vetting of the companies that received Alligator Alcatraz ...
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Firefighters battle thick smoke as wildfires burn in Florida's Everglades

A wildfire broke out Tuesday evening near Alligator Alley in the US state of Florida. Firefighters and authorities are working to bring the situation in the Everglades under control. Thick smoke is ...
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Environmental groups who oppose Alligator Alcatraz cheer court decision as 'landmark victory'

This is a landmark victory for the Everglades and countless Americans who believe this imperiled wilderness should be ...

Florida woman hospitalized after alligator attack on hiking trail

A hiker has been hospitalized after an alligator attacked and bit her on a Florida hiking trail, authorities say. The woman, ...

Hysterics as Florida cops called to baby gator "lost on his way to class"

A baby alligator found itself in the wrong kind of swamp this week when Alachua County Sheriff's deputies were called to an apartment complex in Gainesville, Florida. On Tuesday morning, Deputies E.