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Judge demands urgent answers on Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ remote Everglades detention center as 100 immigrants already deported amid legal fight.
MIAMI — Lawyers seeking a temporary restraining order against an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades say that “Alligator Alcatraz” detainees have been barred from meeting attorneys, are being held without any charges and that a federal immigration court has canceled bond hearings.
A federal judge said he wants more clarity on "who is running the show" at Alligator Alcatraz, following a lawsuit over attorney access to clients detained at the immigration detention center in the Everglades.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday announced deportation flights had begun to take off from the so-called Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention facility in the Everglades.
In an exclusive interview with News 6 Anchor Matt Austin newly minted Chief Financial Officer for the state of Florida, Blaise Ingoglia, faces a multitude of issues as he begins his role.
Archbishops say Florida is infringing on freedom for religious expression for those detained at Alligator Alcatraz.
During a press briefing Friday, Florida officials said their team has contingency plans in the event a major storm strikes.
Attorneys for the state argued that the tribe’s participation would be 'duplicative' of arguments by environmental groups