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Trump to visit controversial ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration detention site in Florida Everglades

A key selling point for the White House is the site’s remoteness near swampland. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt says, “A detention center surrounded by alligators, yes, I do think that’s a deterrent for them to try to escape.

CNN on MSN · 2h

‘Alligator Alcatraz’: What to know about Florida’s new controversial migrant detention facility

Deep in the marshy wetlands of the Florida Everglades – less than 50 miles west of President Donald Trump’s Doral resort in Miami – sits the latest battleground in his administration’s immigration enforcement efforts: A detention facility dubbed,

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Miami Herald · 18m

Live updates: ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is opening in Florida Everglades. See what’s happening

A new state-run immigration detention center nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz” is set to open Tuesday in the Everglades.

Florida Phoenix18h

DeSantis confirms Trump’s visit to Everglades immigrant detention center

Gov. Ron DeSantis says he’s spoken with President Donald Trump ahead of his scheduled visit Tuesday to the immigration ...

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'Alligator Alcatraz' detention site in Everglades draws protests

Several hundred demonstrators protested plans for an immigration detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," that is being constructed on an abandoned airstrip in Florida's Everglades.

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Trump to visit new Florida immigration detention facility

President Donald Trump is planning to visit a new immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades, according to Gov.

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