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‘Alligator Alcatraz’: Another shameful episode in American history
“Alligator Alcatraz” is the insulting name Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has given the inhumane detention center he has erected in the Everglades to house immigrants rounded up in the Trump administration’s draconian assault on allegedly undocumented people living in the United States.
“ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ” IS JUST THE LATEST in a series of cruel spectacles that mark Trump’s deportation and detention efforts.
The state of Florida has opened a migrant detention center in the Everglades. Its official name is Alligator Alcatraz, a ...
The Everglades Jetport, once planned as the world's largest airport, was halted in 1970 due to environmental concerns, leaving only one runway completed.
The history of the 'Alligator Alcatraz' airstrip and how Palm Beach County was involved. Eliot Kleinberg and Holly Baltz. Palm Beach Post. A proposed "South Florida Jetport," five times the size ...
The history of the 'Alligator Alcatraz' airstrip and how Palm Beach County was involved. Eliot Kleinberg and Holly Baltz. Tue, June 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM UTC. 10 min read.
Editor's note: The little-used airstrip in the Everglades that the state is using to build a detention center for immigrants, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," is part of a storied history involving ...
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