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New aerial footage is showing another view of the new high-security immigration detention center in Florida's Everglades coined "Alligator Alcatraz."
A Central Florida man — legally in the United States, according to his attorneys — has been released from the state’s Alligator Alcatraz detention center, but remains in federal custody, one of those attorneys said Friday.
Citing conditions and legal issues at Governor Ron DeSantis’ “Alligator Alcatraz” facility in the Everglades, a Mexican diplomat issued a stark warning to anyone from his country thinking of traveling to Florida.
"This is an unprecedented situation where hundreds of detainees are held incommunicado, with no ability to access the courts, under legal authority that has never been explained and may not exist," plaintiffs argued in a court filing.
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The Trump administration announced on Friday that it would allocate over $600M in grants to states willing to build migrant detention centers modeled after 'Alligator Alcatraz.'
Archbishops say Florida is infringing on freedom for religious expression for those detained at Alligator Alcatraz.
What they’re trying to do, at the end of the day, is pretend like this facility is not governed by federal law,” said one attorney.