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The future of Alligator Alcatraz hangs on one big question

The answer could play a key role in a legal battle over the facility’s fate. And it has bigger implications, too.

‘Psychological warfare’: Internal data shows true nature of Alligator Alcatraz

While Alligator Alcatraz was promoted as a place where migrants with heinous criminal histories would be detained and quickly ...

Judge gives Trump administration and Florida partial victory in "Alligator Alcatraz" case

A federal judge tossed out part of a lawsuit brought by detainees at the "Alligator Alcatraz" detention center in the Florida ...

Friends of the Everglades, Miccosukee tribe challenge "Alligator Alcatraz" expansion in court

Eve Samples, executive director of Friends of the Everglades, hopes the judge rules to temporarily stop "Alligator Alcatraz" from expanding.

'Alligator Alcatraz' hearing ends with no ruling or injunction

A Florida federal judge heard arguments about the conditions at "Alligator Alcatraz" detention center in the Everglades but ...

Gator devours massive python in Florida Everglades, near Alligator Alcatraz

An alligator made a meal out of an invasive Burmese python at Shark Valley in the Florida Everglades, near Alligator Alcatraz ...

Records provide more details about who’s held at Alligator Alcatraz and how long

A month into his detention at Alligator Alcatraz, Daniel Ortiz Piñeda faced a stark choice: continue his legal fight for ...