Deportation from Alligator Alcatraz has started
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Republican states are considering building versions of Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz," a detention facility for illegal immigrants that was celebrated by President Donald Trump.
Kristi Noem, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, said in an announcement that spinoff facilities are currently underway.
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.
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Trump admin offers $608M for states to build migrant camps modeled after ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
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.'
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Protestors call for shutdown of "Alligator Alcatraz," claiming inadequate conditions
Protestors are calling for the shutdown of the new immigration detention facility in Florida dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," claiming inadequate conditions and a lack of access to healthcare for detainees.
About 100 people previously detained at the Florida center “have fully been deported,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said, without specifying where they were sent.
New aerial footage is showing another view of the new high-security immigration detention center in Florida's Everglades coined "Alligator Alcatraz."