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Florida Supreme Court Sends Everglades Prison Case to Lower Court

An image posted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to its…
Lawmakers Describe ‘Disturbing, Vile Conditions’ at Everglades Migrant Prison

Lawmakers Describe ‘Disturbing, Vile Conditions’ at Everglades Migrant Prison

An actual sign paid for by the state of Florida, pictured here…
New construction at the Dade-Collier Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, where the new state immigrant detention center is located, on July 5, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Friends of the Everglades/Ralph Awrood)

Photographs Show Recently Paved Over Areas at Everglades Lock-Up, Belying State’s Claims

New construction at the Dade-Collier Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, where the…
'Don't run in a straight line': Trump's Everglades escape hacks for 'Alligator Alcatraz' include teaching immigrants how to not be eaten as he visits makeshift facility

'Don't run in a straight line': Trump's Everglades escape hacks for 'Alligator Alcatraz' include teaching immigrants how to not be eaten as he visits makeshift facility

Inset: President Donald Trump speaking to reporters at Dade-Collier Training and Transition…
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Environmental Groups Sue in Federal Court to Stop Everglades Stockade for Migrants

One of three images included in the court filing, described as “an…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaking the USF Health Morsani Center for Advanced Healthcare in Tampa on June 25, 2025. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix)

DeSantis Scoffs at Environmental and Ethical Concerns Over 1,000-Bed Migrant Stockade in Everglades

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaking the USF Health Morsani Center for Advanced…
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DeSantis Seizes Land in Everglades to Open ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ Mass Migrant Detention Center

Gov. Ron DeSantis invoked emergency powers to seize land from Miami Dade…