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Local 10 Special: ‘The Road to Alligator Alcatraz’

Alligator Alcatraz, the migrant detention center in the Everglades, has drawn national attention.

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Is ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ a pay-to-play project? Watchdogs demand transparency

Deep in the Florida Everglades, a massive detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz” has risen almost overnight.

Local 10 Special ‘The Road to Alligator Alcatraz’ to air Oct. 20

Alligator Alcatraz, the migrant detention center in the Everglades, has drawn national attention.

Friends of the Everglades sues Florida over ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ records

Friends of the Everglades filed suit against the Florida Division of Emergency Management, alleging the agency is withholding public records tied to the state’s Everglades immigration detention center, nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz,” according to court records obtained by Local 10 News on Tuesday.

Nine-figure FEMA payout for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ adds twist to ongoing environmental suit

A $608 million federal payout is likely to play a central role in ongoing litigation over Florida’s controversial “Alligator Alcatraz” migrant detention facility.

Florida awarded FEMA reimbursement for state-run detention facilities, including Alligator Alcatraz

A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security confirmed to Local 10 News Thursday that Florida did submit an application for FEMA reimbursement after building the Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention center, and on Tuesday (a day before the government shutdown), was awarded the full amount it applied for -- $608 million.

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ to stay open for now as panel pauses federal judge’s ruling

An appeals court on Thursday blocked a federal judge’s order to close Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” migrant detention facility.

Judge to soon decide whether ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees were unlawfully kept from attorneys

While the operation of the “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration detention center in the Everglades appears to be over, a judge will soon decide whether the detainees who were kept there were unlawfully kept from their attorneys.

Efforts continue to ramp down at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ but questions remain

Tractor trailers going in and out has become a common scene at the rural Everglades detention center dubbed ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’

Judge’s ruling against ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center could affect detainee rights case

A federal judge’s order to shut down a controversial immigration detention center in the Everglades is already reverberating beyond environmental law — with another judge set to weigh how the ruling could impact a separate case over detainees’ legal rights.

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz says she wants transparency on Alligator Alcatraz

At the prospect of Alligator Alcatraz closing, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said, “Good riddance!”

Push for transparency continues as ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ fights to stay operational

It is not just immigrants, but public information that also appears to be detained within the tents of Alligator Alcatraz.

New federal lawsuit filed by ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainee looks to halt all new arrivals

A third federal lawsuit has been filed surrounding the temporary makeshift detention center dubbed ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’

Florida AG says state will ‘continue operating’ facility dubbed ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ despite judge ruling

The effort to reverse a judge’s ruling to shutdown ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is ramping up.

Miami-Dade mayor calls Alligator Alcatraz ‘reckless and dangerous’ after judge’s shut down order

The days at “Alligator Alcatraz” may be numbered after a federal judge ordered the state to begin winding down operations at the detention center within two months.

Congressman on ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ tours: ‘Deliberate cruelty packaged for optics’

On Wednesday, U.S. Congressman Maxwell Frost, a Cuban-American Democrat from Central Florida, returned to the remote state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades state officials call ‘Alligator Alcatraz.”

Civil rights attorneys mark victory for Alligator Alcatraz detainees

After a hearing in federal court on Monday in Downtown Miami, civil rights attorneys said there was more clarity about the migrant detainees’ legal recourse while held in Alligator Alcatraz, in the Florida Everglades.

Arguments to continue in Miami in federal lawsuit against Alligator Alcatraz

A federal judge in Miami will continue to hear arguments Monday over whether detainees at Florida’s temporary immigrant detention center dubbed Alligator Alcatraz have been denied their legal rights.