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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
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ICE arrests of immigrants without criminal convictions or charges surge in Florida
In June, the largest share of arrests were of people the federal government labeled as having no criminal history
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Federal officials are ‘overwhelmed’ by immigrant arrests and Florida wants to help, sheriff says
The State Board of Immigration Enforcement advanced $250M grant program for local law enforcement to help with federal immigration efforts
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Environmental groups face hurdles in lawsuit against ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ construction
The lawsuit claims construction of the center violates a federal law requiring analysis of potential environmental harms
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Florida AG James Uthmeier appeals ruling that found him in civil contempt over immigration law
The appeal is the latest move in an unusual dispute between Uthmeier and the Miami-based judge
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Immigrants held at Florida Everglades’ detention center are suing the Trump and DeSantis administrations
The complaint details conditions detainees have described at the site, ranging from flooding and having to go days without showering to guards’ excessive use of force
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Orange County rejects plan for local jail staff to transport ICE detainees to Alligator Alcatraz
The county is also eyeing potential modifications to its agreement with ICE after sustained pressure from immigrant rights advocates.
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More detention centers like Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz will be built by states flush with cash, experts predict
Former Department of Homeland Security officials expect to see a trend toward states building ‘soft’ temporary detention centers
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Florida Supreme Court sends Dems’ lawsuit over ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ to lower court
‘We look forward to fighting in any court,’ Orlando Rep. Anna Eskamani wrote
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Miccosukee Tribe of Florida wants to join lawsuit to halt ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
All of the tribe’s active ceremonial sites and 15 villages are located within the Big Cypress National Preserve, which surrounds the detention center
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‘You want some? Come get some’: Trump border czar slams ICE protesters in Florida
Tom Homan called himself a ‘badass’ who sometimes uses profanity
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Florida Democrats describe ‘really disturbing’ conditions after tour of Alligator Alcatraz
‘There are really disturbing, vile conditions, and this place needs to be shut the hell down’
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Orlando lawmakers Anna Eskamani, Carlos Guillermo Smith among Dems filing lawsuit for being denied entrance to Alligator Alcatraz
‘The State is looking forward to quickly dispensing with this dumb lawsuit,’ DeSantis said Thursday