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DeSantis says Florida’s looking into third immigrant detention facility, ‘Panhandle Pokey’
‘There’s a demand to have way more than just Alligator Alcatraz,’ he said
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Federal judge says the closure of Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ must continue
Judge Williams ordered that no more immigrant detainees be sent to the facility and gave both the state and federal government 60 days to move out existing detainees
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DeSantis administration seeks to put ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ injunction on hold
The state’s attorneys argued that the National Environmental Policy Act does not apply to the facility
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Florida’s immigration crackdown now targeting non-domiciled drivers
Driver’s licenses from ‘sanctuary states’ ‘are no good here,’ Uthmeier said
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New lawsuit says DeSantis administration lacks the authority to run ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
It’s the third major legal challenge to the detention center
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Florida continues immigration crackdown despite judge-ordered shutdown of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
DeSantis and state law enforcement officials Friday touted an immigration crackdown in the Panhandle
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Judge orders ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ be shut down, says no new detainees
‘This is a landmark victory for the Everglades’
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Judge strikes down part of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ lawsuit over detainees’ legal rights
Detainees and their attorneys contend, in part, they have been prevented from having proper confidential communications to discuss cases
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Florida GOP backs down, pulls ‘Deport Depot’ merch after Home Depot objects
The party ‘won’t back down to the radical left’ but couldn’t beat the copycat allegations
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‘Why here?’: Florida’s new ‘Deportation Depot’ immigrant detention center stirs fears among neighbors
In one of Florida’s most conservative counties, the plan has drawn a tangle of reactions to those living within walking distance
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Florida GOP releases more merch making light of the arrests of immigrants
‘We won’t back down to the radical left,’ the party says about its new ‘Deport Depot’ merch
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Florida’s now getting a second immigrant detention center: ‘Deportation Depot’
The National Guard said it will activate 200 additional guardsmen this month at 10 ICE facilities across Florida
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Federal judge blocks construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ for two weeks
The injunction stops filling, paving, new lights, and new infrastructure
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Orange County leaders ratify change to ICE agreement after threats of removal from office
Just two county commissioners — Nicole Wilson and Kelly Semrad — dissented and voted against ratification.
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Demings reverses course, signs up Orange County jail staff for still more ICE duties
The mayor’s change of mind happened after he was threatened by Florida AG James Uthmeier with removal from office.
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Florida AG threatens to remove Orange County leaders if they don’t sign ICE addendum
Despite Uthmeier‘s contention, neither federal nor state law requires Orange County to opt in.
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Data breach at Florida prison exposed visitors’ contact information to inmates
The Florida Department of Corrections has not commented publicly about the incident since it occurred last week
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Federal judge pushes DeSantis administration to prove ‘who’s running the show’ at Alligator Alcatraz
‘We have not ever seen a situation where hundreds of people are being held without charge, without access to the immigration courts, under a legal authority that has not been explained,’ an ACLU attorney said
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Florida objects to Miccosukee Tribe’s effort to join lawsuit against ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Attorneys for the state argued that the tribe’s participation would be ‘duplicative’ of arguments by environmental groups
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Florida Gov. DeSantis announces deportation flights out of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The federal government has deported 100 people held at the notorious site in an old airstrip and flown out hundreds more to other hubs
