DeSantis vows to continue work on 'Alligator Alcatraz
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A federal judge has ordered the remote detention camp in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” to stop taking detainees and remove infrastructure added to the original airport site.
New developments involving Alligator Alcatraz, the site in the Florida Everglades created to detain undocumented immigrants in the US illegally.
A media dispute erupted as Gov. Ron DeSantis defended Florida's hurricane planning for the 'Alligator Alcatraz' facility following the Miami Herald's critical reporting.
The injunction permits the facility to go through the required environmental assessments as there have been efforts to preserve the Everglades for years.
The findings raise questions about the DeSantis administration's vetting of the companies that received Alligator Alcatraz contracts.
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