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Florida defends "Alligator Alcatraz," environmentalists seek to halt Everglades detention center
CBS 4 Miami - Florida
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As Florida rushed to open a detention center for undocumented immigrants in the Everglades, attorneys for the state Monday argued a judge should reject an attempt by environmental groups to halt the project dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz." The state...
Climate Mobility in Focus: Highlights From MR2025
State of the Planet
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June 30, 2025
In mid-June, over 400 academics, policymakers and practitioners attended MR2025: Mobility, Adaptation, and Wellbeing in a Changing Climate, hosted by the Columbia Climate School in partnership with the Global Centre for Climate Mobility and the...
Environmental groups sue to stop ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ from operating in the Everglades
Miami Times - Florida
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Two environmental groups filed a lawsuit in a South Florida federal court on Friday over the immigration detention center under construction in the Everglades that has been dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” They later filed a motion for expedited...
Florida GOP sells ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ merch ahead of ICE facility launch in Everglades
Washington Examiner
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June 30, 2025
As Florida prepares to open a new immigrant detention center deep in the Everglades, the state’s Republican Party is capitalizing on the moment with a new line of merchandise, branded with the nickname “Alligator Alcatraz.”T-shirts, hats, and can...
Florida's Message To New York Ceos: Grow With Confidence, Not Uncertainty
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) TAMPA, Fla., June 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Florida Council of 100 released an open letter to New York's business leaders, outlining the growing risks of doing business in an uncertain economic and political...
Environmental and Indigenous Groups Mobilize to Stop 'Alligator Alcatraz'
Common Dreams
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June 30, 2025
As Florida's Republican government moves to construct a sprawling new immigration detention center in the heart of the Everglades, nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz," environmental groups and a wide range of other activists have begun to mobilize...
Florida GOP Drops 'Sick' Alligator Alcatraz Merch to Flood of Backlash: 'Disgusting and Inexcusable'
International Business Times
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June 30, 2025
As Florida officials rush to open a massive migrant detention camp deep in the Everglades, the state's Republican Party premiered a line of branded merchandise celebrating the controversial facility — drawing outrage across social media. The new...
What Are the Details of Governor DeSantis’s Florida Everglades Restoration Project?
Green Matters
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June 30, 2025
Gov. DeSantis has sights set on water quality improvements and an immigrant detention center. The residents of Florida will be happy to know that Governor Ron DeSantis has his sights set on a comprehensive Everglades restoration project. With...
The shocking reason why Florida's detention centre is facing resistance from environmentalists
The Times of India
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July 1, 2025
A controversial migrant detention facility under construction deep in the Florida Everglades—dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” by state officials—is drawing sharp criticism from environmentalists, immigration advocates, and Native American leaders who...
Immigration detention facility dubbed ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ opens Tuesday in Florida Everglades
ABC7 - Florida
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July 1, 2025
The ICE detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz” is set to open tomorrow, with both President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis expected to attend the unveiling.Located at the long-abandoned Dade-Collier Training and Transition...
Trump to open 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center in Florida Everglades prison
The Mirror US
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July 1, 2025
Donald Trump plans to visit the controversial immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz" on Tuesday for its grand opening, according to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. The detention center is located at...
Trump to visit ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention facility in Florida on opening day
CatholicVote - Wisconsin
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June 30, 2025
President Donald Trump will travel to Florida July 1 for the opening of a remote immigration detention facility in the Everglades — dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” — designed to hold up to 5,000 illegal immigrants. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a...
DeSantis swings the axe: see Central Florida’s funding cuts
WFTV - Florida
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June 30, 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. — With the flourish of a pen, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the 2025 Florida budget into law Monday, one day before the state was set to run out of funding and enter a government shutdown. The normally dull affair of passing a budget grew...
AVCA First Serve: Florida vs. Stanford & Pitt on National TV!
BVM Sports
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June 30, 2025
The American Volleyball Coaches Association has announced the television broadcast times for key matches in the 2025 AVCA First Serve event, showcasing Florida's volleyball team on national platforms. The Gators will play their season-opener...
Florida insurance regulator says state had smallest home insurance rate hike in nation
Sunshine Sentinel - Florida
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June 30, 2025
Michael Yaworsky, Commissioner for Florida Office of Insurance Regulation | LinkedinMichael Yaworsky, Commissioner for Florida Office of Insurance Regulation | Linkedin The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has announced that the state...
Florida adds two new property insurers following legislative reforms
Sunshine Sentinel - Florida
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June 30, 2025
Michael Yaworsky, Commissioner for Florida Office of Insurance Regulation | LinkedinMichael Yaworsky, Commissioner for Florida Office of Insurance Regulation | Linkedin The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has announced the addition of two...
Protesters Outraged As Trump Expected To Visit 'Alligator Alcatraz' in Florida
Zero Hedge
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America has the best alligators in the world, big beautiful alligators, perfect for stopping dangerous illegal immigrants from escaping detention until they can be processed and deported. At least, Donald Trump and the Department of Homeland...
What is 'Alligator Alcatraz': Inside the controversial Florida detention center
WPBF - Florida
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June 30, 2025
CRIME, CALL CRIME STOPPERS. THE NEW MIGRANT DETENTION CENTER, DUBBED ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ, IS SET TO OPEN TOMORROW IN THE EVERGLADES. GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS CONFIRMED PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WILL BE THERE FOR THE OPENING. FLIGHT DATA SHOWS THE...
Trump to Attend Opening of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in Florida
The Epoch Times
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June 30, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he boards Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, as he returns to the White House from his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, on June 21, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP...
The ‘nature coast’ in northern Florida
Lakeside News - Georgia
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Lone angler waiting for supper. Slightly south of Tallahassee, Fla., one enters a natural world where little has changed for a century. This forgotten part of Florida extends southward through the Big Bend to Cedar Key. Huge condos or perfectly...