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Miccosukee Tribe wants ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ — but Miami doesn’t have the land back

This means Miami can’t begin to sell or transfer the Everglades land to a conservator, as planned — at least not yet.

The Miccosukee Tribe wants to be the new protector of the so-called ”Alligator Alcatraz” site, calling Friday on Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava to give it the territory to conserve. But there’s a problem. The DeSantis administration, which controversially seized the land last summer, still hasn’t given it back to the county, even after the state […]

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