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Florida Attorney General proposes "Alligator Alcatraz" as immigration detention site in Everglades
Many are rejecting the idea, citing environmental concerns — including Executive Director of Friends of the Everglades, Eve Samples.
Florida to open 'Alligator Alcatraz' to house immigrants surrounded by 200,000 gators
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier proposed the creation of a new detention centre called 'Alligator Alcatraz' to detain undocumented migrants near the Everglades
'Alligator Alcatraz' proposed by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier to house undocumented migrants
Attorney General James Uthmeier called for the construction of a migrant detention facility in the Everglades that he labeled "Alligator Alcatraz."
‘Alligator Alcatraz’: Florida AG proposes immigration detention facility surrounded by alligators, snakes
Florida's attorney general wants to establish an "alligator Alcatraz" detention facility in the Everglades to house individuals who may be living in the country illegally.
Florida AG pitches ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration detention center
Uthmeier said the detention center could be up and running in 30 to 60 days once construction starts. He compared it to the former maximum security prison on Alcatraz Island off the coast of San Francisco. Trump has called for reopening the prison for “America’s most ruthless and violent offenders.”
Who is Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier? ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ contempt decision
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is making waves in Florida around immigration. Here's what's happening.
Florida AG proposes making immigration facility on runway surrounded by alligator-filled Everglades
The Florida AG’s proposal to turn a remote runway surrounded by the Everglades into an immigration facility is being called a ‘terribly bad idea’ by critics.
Florida AG Doubles Down On Trump's Immigration Agenda With ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Pitch
If somebody were to get out, there's nowhere to run, nowhere to hide — only the alligators and pythons are waiting,” Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said.
Florida AG James Uthmeier proposed 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center. Here's the video
"If somebody were to get out, there's nowhere to run, nowhere to hide — only the alligators and pythons are waiting," Uthmeier told "Fox Business."
Florida pitches mad 'Alligator Alcatraz' prison surrounded by killer beasts to Donald Trump
Donald Trump has been given a new proposal from a government official to help with the over crowding in ICE centres – a new prison surrounded by deadly pythons and alligators
Inside the terrifying 'Alligator Alcatraz' being lined up to house illegal immigrants
Florida's attorney general floated the idea after Gov. Ron DeSantis asked state lawmakers to propose potential sites to temporally house migrants being rounded up in President Donald Trump's mass depo
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Protest in Everglades focuses on proposed immigrant detention camp at abandoned jetport, draws hundreds to remote site
Several conservation-related organizations gathered in the Everglades Sunday morning to protest a state-proposed plan to ...
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Large alligator spotted on airport runway in Fort Myers, Florida
ViralBear Large alligator spotted on airport runway in Fort Myers, Florida Posted: October 28, 2024 | Last updated: March 16, 2025 On October 21, 2023, in Fort Myers, Florida, while inside the ...
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Why did the turtle, opossum, iguana, alligator and coyote cross the runway?
The same month, a United Airlines 737 hit another alligator while taxiing at Orlando ... jet hit a gopher tortoise crawling on the runway in March at the St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport.
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'Alligator Alcatraz' proposal draws hundreds to Everglades citing how plan would further despoil area, links to past fight
A state plan to house as many as 1,000 immigrants with criminal records in a remote Everglades area "fenced-in" by alligators ...