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Environmental groups sue to block opening of "Alligator Alcatraz" migrant camp in Florida Everglades
- On Friday, Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity sued in federal court to block 'Alligator Alcatraz' construction at Dade-Collier Airport.
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis invoked emergency powers to rapidly convert the Dade-Collier airstrip into a detention center, backed by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem as part of a mass deportation plan.
- The lawsuit cites that no environmental review was conducted for the site, which is over 96% wetlands and habitat for the endangered Florida panther, targeting DHS, ICE, Florida Emergency Management, and Miami-Dade County.
- Despite protests, construction of the detention center, with hundreds gathered, continues as first detainees could arrive next week, with lawsuits pending.
- Activists warn that long-term damage to the Everglades' wetlands and endangered species, which receive 40% of their water from Big Cypress, risks undermining billions invested in regional preservation.
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People protest over construction of detention center 'Alligator Alcatraz'
A number of groups protested against the construction of an immigrant detention center in Florida being called "Alligator Alcatraz" over the weekend of Saturday, June 28. It's being called that because the site includes an abandoned 10,500-foot runway that's surrounded by swampland filled with alligators and pythons. The Associated Press reported that hundreds of protestors, among them environmental activists and Native Americans fighting for th…
THAT WAS FAST: "Alligator Alcatraz" To Be Fully Built and Operational In TWO DAYS!
This is really incredible… Do you remember just a few days ago when plans for “Alligator Alcatraz” were announced? You might have thought it would take a couple years to get that built and operational, but you’d be wrong. More like a couple days. LITERALLY. Watch this stunning video where Fox News’ Steve Doocy walks the almost-finished compound with Ron DeSantis, even remarking that “most of this stuff didn’t exist a few days ago” and then DeSan…
What Is Alligator Alcatraz Really?
DHS asked for states to partner with DHS to establish new migrant detention facilities. Florida came through with Alligator Alcatraz, where there is nothing around except alligators and pythons. It’s an airport, a training center, and it is often used for FEMA staging. In the first clip, Governor DeSantis explains what it will be used […] The post What Is Alligator Alcatraz Really? appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.
Protesters line highway in Florida Everglades to oppose ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
A coalition of groups, ranging from environmental activists to Native Americans advocating for their ancestral homelands, converged outside an airstrip in the Florida Everglades Saturday to protest the imminent construction of an immigrant detention center.
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