/tags/alligator-alcatraz Alligator Alcatraz en-US SA¹ś¼Ź“«Ä± Tue, 30 Jun 2026 20:17:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-06-30/miccosukee-tribe-wants-alligator-alcatraz-but-miami-doesnt-have-the-land-back The Miccosukee Tribe wants to be the new protector of the so-called ā€Alligator Alcatrazā€ site, calling Friday on Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava to give it the territory to conserve. But DeSantis administration still controls immigration detention center site. Tue, 30 Jun 2026 20:17:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-06-30/miccosukee-tribe-wants-alligator-alcatraz-but-miami-doesnt-have-the-land-back Liv Caputo | Florida Phoenix /environment/2026-06-26/everglades-alligator-alcatraz-environment-lawsuit Despite Governor Ron DeSantisā€™ recent announcement of the remote Florida detention center shutting down, environmental groups say they plan to continue to fight the case. Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:30:17 GMT /environment/2026-06-26/everglades-alligator-alcatraz-environment-lawsuit Valentina NuƱez /immigration/2026-06-25/alligator-alcatraz-closure-workers-circle-freedom-vigils The Workers Circle, a secular Jewish group that led Freedom Vigils for more than 40 weeks outside Alligator Alcatraz, rejoiced in the announcement by Gov. Ron DeSantis that the controversial immigration detention center in the Everglades was being closed. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:02:59 GMT /immigration/2026-06-25/alligator-alcatraz-closure-workers-circle-freedom-vigils Sergio R. Bustos /immigration/2026-06-25/floridas-alligator-alcatraz-immigration-detention-center-has-closed-governor-says DeSantis said Thursday that about 21,000 people were deported through the center. Federal officials say they no longer need the extra capacity to handle detention and deportation because they have more permanent facilities. I Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:42:01 GMT /immigration/2026-06-25/floridas-alligator-alcatraz-immigration-detention-center-has-closed-governor-says Jeffrey Collins | Associated Press /2026-06-25/miami-dade-mayor-moves-to-sell-alligator-alcatraz-site-sold-to-national-park-service Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said in a memo the detention center is "fundamentally inconsistent" with the county's environmental stewardship. At a press conference, Gov. Ron DeSantis said he would not support the plan. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:36:35 GMT /2026-06-25/miami-dade-mayor-moves-to-sell-alligator-alcatraz-site-sold-to-national-park-service Jenny Staletovich /immigration/2026-06-18/detainees-at-alligator-alcatraz-now-gone-but-cleanup-and-repair-expected-to-top-40-million Despite news that the last detainee is gone from the immigration detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz, the environmental groups that sued to shut it down gathered online Wednesday to make it known that they are nowhere near done Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:35:00 GMT /immigration/2026-06-18/detainees-at-alligator-alcatraz-now-gone-but-cleanup-and-repair-expected-to-top-40-million Tom Bayles /immigration/2026-06-17/all-immigrant-detainees-inside-alligator-alcatraz-have-been-transferred-dhs-says DHS officials did not say how many detainees were transferred or where they were taken. Nor did it say whether the facility would close permanently or only temporarily. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:39:38 GMT /immigration/2026-06-17/all-immigrant-detainees-inside-alligator-alcatraz-have-been-transferred-dhs-says Gisela Salomon | Associated Press /government-politics/2026-06-01/alligator-alcatraz-vigil-closure-protest They have come from various churches and faith traditions in South Florida to hold "Freedom vigils" for nearly a year to pray and demonstrate against what they say are inhumane conditions inside the immigrant detention center. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:52:40 GMT /government-politics/2026-06-01/alligator-alcatraz-vigil-closure-protest Joshua Ceballos /immigration/2026-06-01/trump-admin-pays-florida-first-58-million-in-alligator-alcatraz-reimbursements-state-says The Trump administration has paid Florida $58 million for operating ā€œAlligator Alcatraz,ā€ the first of promised federal reimbursements set to flow into the state. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:04:00 GMT /immigration/2026-06-01/trump-admin-pays-florida-first-58-million-in-alligator-alcatraz-reimbursements-state-says Liv Caputo | Florida Phoenix /immigration/2026-05-27/congressman-frost-calls-alligator-alcatraz-a-stain-on-floridas-history-amid-looming-closure Following a state-approved visit Tuesday to Alligator Alcatraz, U.S. Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost, a Democrat from Orlando, said he wants state and federal officials to disclose where remaining immigrant detainees are being transferred amid reported plans to permanently close the detention facility. Wed, 27 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT /immigration/2026-05-27/congressman-frost-calls-alligator-alcatraz-a-stain-on-floridas-history-amid-looming-closure SA¹ś¼Ź“«Ä± News Staff