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New lawsuit says DeSantis administration lacks the authority to run 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Since 1990, Orlando Weekly has served as the free, independent voice of Orlando, and we want to keep it that way. Becoming an ...

Florida must stop expanding Alligator Alcatraz, shut down in 60 days, judge rules

The judge said that she expected the population of the facility to decline within 60 days through the transferring of the ...

DeSantis vows to continue work on 'Alligator Alcatraz' after judge halts construction

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pledges to continue deportations through 'Alligator Alcatraz' after judge's ruling to vacate the ...

Judge blocks Trump administration from expanding Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" over environmental concerns

A federal judge ordered an indefinite halt to further construction or expansion at "Alligator Alcatraz," in a setback for the ...

Judge blocks transfers to 'Alligator Alcatraz,' effectively winding down operations

A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration and Florida to effectively wind down operations at the immigrant ...

No new detainees can be brought to ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ which a federal judge is effectively shutting down

A federal judge has ordered the remote detention camp in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” to stop taking ...
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Alligator Alcatraz opponents celebrate 'victory for the Everglades'

Environmental groups that sued to halt the construction of Alligator Alcatraz say they are prepared to take their challenge ...

Judge tells Trump admin to pack up Alligator Alcatraz, leave the Everglades, Big Cypress

Judge Williams issued a preliminary injunction Aug. 21, saying the Trump administration should pack up Alligator Alcatraz and ...

The future of Alligator Alcatraz hangs on one big question

The answer could play a key role in a legal battle over the facility’s fate. And it has bigger implications, too.