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First immigration detainees arrive at 'Alligator Alcatraz'
- The first group of immigrants has arrived at a new detention center in the Florida Everglades, referred to as 'Alligator Alcatraz,' according to a spokesperson for Attorney General James Uthmeier.
- The facility has an initial capacity for about 3,000 detainees, as stated by DeSantis.
- Protests from environmental groups and Native American tribes have arisen, arguing the center threatens the Everglades and is on sacred land, along with concerns about heat and mosquitoes for detainees.
- State officials argue that the location is a deterrent, with its name meant to convey a strong message about conditions there.
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The first prisoners arrived in a short-term deportation prison in the U.S. state of Florida. A spokesman for the Attorney General's office said that a group of migrants are staying in the facility, which is called "Alligator Alcatraz" because of its situation in the Everglades swamps. He did not comment on the number of prisoners or the exact date of their arrival.
The first group of immigrants arrived in a new detention centre in the heart of the Florida Everglades, which the authorities nicknamed "The Alcatraz of the Alligators", explained to the Associated Press a spokesman for the Republican Attorney General James Uthmeier.
First immigration detainees arrive at 'Alligator Alcatraz' in Florida Everglades
The first group of immigrants has arrived at a new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” a spokesperson for Republican state Attorney General James Uthmeier told The Associated Press.
The Alligator Alcatraz detention centre received the first immigrants as part of the mass deportation plan.
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