Tag: Alligator

Man fishes 4-foot alligator out of the Washington Channel in D.C.

Sept. 19 (UPI) -- A Washington, D.C., man used a net on a pole to make an unusual…

Top Florida official says ā€˜Alligator Alcatraz’ will likely be empty within days, email shows

A top Florida official says the controversial state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades will likely be empty…

No new detainees can be brought to ā€˜Alligator Alcatraz’ for now, federal judge rules

A federal judge has ordered the remote detention camp in the Florida Everglades known as ā€œAlligator Alcatrazā€ to…

Judge halts “Alligator Alcatraz” construction over environmental concerns

A federal judge on Thursday ordered an indefinite halt to new construction at an immigration detention facility that…

Judge dismisses part of lawsuit over ā€˜Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration detention center

A federal judge in Miami issued a split decision in a lawsuit over the legal rights of detainees…

People detained at ā€˜Alligator Alcatraz’ in Florida face abuse and denied due process, say lawyers

A federal judge in Miami was hearing arguments on Monday that detainees at the remote immigration jail in…

What we know about the lawsuits that could shut down ā€˜Alligator Alcatraz’

Two separate lawsuits could halt operations at ā€œAlligator Alcatraz,ā€ the controversial makeshift immigrant detention center in Florida’s swampy…

Florida to use shuttered prison as 2nd immigration detention center after ā€˜Alligator Alcatraz’

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that the state will open a second immigration detention center…

Some “Alligator Alcatraz” detainees are DACA recipients, have no criminal history

Washington — When federal officials announced the opening of a new detention center in Florida for undocumented immigrants…

Judge stops work at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ What are they building there?

In a win for environmentalists, a federal judge on Aug. 7 stopped further construction at the immigration detention…

Judge orders temporary halt to construction at Florida’s ā€˜Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center

A federal judge on Thursday ordered a two-week halt to construction at an immigrant detention center in the…

Judge considers whether Florida’s ā€˜Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center violates environmental law

Miami (AP) — A federal judge heard arguments Wednesday over whether to stop construction of an immigration detention…