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Contracts Show Millions of Dollars and Diverted Disaster Resources Were Used to Build DeSantis’ ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The camp was first announced by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, who is DeSantis’ former chief of staff and was ...
Gov. DeSantis blindsided Florida county officials with ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ plans, emails show
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration left many local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center that ...
Republican donors and Florida’s hurricane know-how helped build ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ so quickly
Florida has converted an isolated airport in the Everglades into a massive immigration detention center called "Alligator Alcatraz." ...
Jacksonville company with $78.5 million Alligator Alcatraz contract tied to DeSantis donor
Action News Jax has learned the Jacksonville-based company contracted to staff Alligator Alcatraz has ties to a donor of ...
AG Pam Bondi visits Alcatraz amid Trump's proposal to reopen; Pelosi blasts 'stupidest' idea
Top Trump administration officials visited Alcatraz Thursday morning as part of the controversial plan to reopen the federal ...
Before it was Alligator Alcatraz, this airstrip sparked fury and changed America’s landscape
Alligator Alcatraz has triggered pride in the MAGA world, and fury in an unlikely bipartisan mix of South Floridians. Decades ...
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Jacksonville firm with $78 million ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ contract has obscure origins: The Tributary
A little-known consulting firm with ties to a prominent Jacksonville business leader landed a $78 million contract earlier ...
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Kristi Noem Turns Tables After NBC Host Echoes Dems’ Freakout Over ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem turned the tables on NBC host Kristen Welker on Sunday’s “Meet ...
Republican donors, Florida’s hurricane know-how helped build ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ quickly
The first detainees arrived July 3 at the facility, which will cost $450 million to operate and consists of tents and trailers surrounded by razor wire.