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Republican donors and Florida's hurricane know-how helped build 'Alligator Alcatraz' so quickly
- Florida opened a migrant detention center called 'Alligator Alcatraz' on Tuesday about 45 miles west of Miami, with President Trump touring it.
- The state quickly constructed the facility in under two weeks by applying its hurricane response experience and took control of the land previously owned by Miami-Dade County.
- The detention center consists of tents and trailers with over 28,000 feet of barbed wire, designed for about 3,000 detainees and situated in environmentally sensitive Everglades swampland.
- Some GOP donors, like Carlos Duart's companies, received multimillion-dollar contracts for services, and state officials said the project relied on state funding without federal funds so far.
- Environmental groups sued to stop the project citing ecological harm, opponents called it a political stunt fearing permanence, while Florida plans to seek federal reimbursement largely through FEMA funds.
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Republican donors and Florida’s hurricane know-how helped build ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ so quickly - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
In a matter of days, an isolated training airport in the Everglades where endangered Florida panthers roam became a sprawling immigration detention center christened “Alligator Alcatraz,” modeled
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The Toronto StarRepublican donors and Florida’s hurricane know-how helped build ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ so quickly
In a matter of days, an isolated training airport in the Everglades where endangered Florida panthers roam became a sprawling immigration detention center christened "Alligator Alcatraz,” modeled after the state’s frequent responses to hurricanes and built in part by companies…
Republican donors and Florida's hurricane know-how helped build 'Alligator Alcatraz' so quickly
In a matter of days, an isolated training airport in the Everglades where endangered Florida panthers roam became a sprawling immigration detention center christened “Alligator Alcatraz,” modeled after the state’s frequent responses to hurricanes and built in part by companies whose owners have donated generously to Republicans. It’s been less than two weeks since the state seized the property from Miami-Dade County. Massive tents have been erec…
Republican donors and Florida's hurricane know-how helped build ‘Alligator Alcatraz' so quickly
In a matter of days, an isolated training airport in the Everglades where endangered Florida panthers roam became a sprawling immigration detention center christened "Alligator Alcatraz,” modeled after the state’s frequent responses to hurricanes and built in part by companies whose owners have donated generously to Republicans.
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