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First immigration detainees arrive at 'Alligator Alcatraz' center

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Florida opens a new immigrant detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," in the Everglades

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  1. 'Alligator Alcatraz' facility built in Florida | Border Watch with Jonathan Mejia

    Headline from Fox26 Houston ·

  2. Newest

    First immigration detainees arrive at 'Alligator Alcatraz' center

    Headline from WMUR ·

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24 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Guardian

    Trump celebrates harsh conditions for detainees on visit to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    President says immigration jail in Florida Everglades is a ‘little controversial, but I couldn’t care less’

  2. The Daily Dot

    Trump laughs at migrant detention camp "Alligator Alcatraz," sparking outrage (opens The Daily Dot)

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    The Daily Dot's feed description

    A viral photo of Trump and GOP leaders laughing at a new Florida migrant camp dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” has drawn fierce backlash.

  3. Fox26 Houston

    'Alligator Alcatraz' facility built in Florida | Border Watch with Jonathan Mejia (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    Fox26 Houston's feed description

    Florida received federal funding from FEMA for migrant detention facilities and President Donald Trump toured the facility which could soon start taking in migrants.

  4. The New Republic

    Trump’s “Alligator Alcatraz” Is Already Flooding (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    The immigrant detention center is underwater within a day of opening.

  5. NBC 6 South Florida

    Fact-checking Trump at Florida's ‘Alligator Alcatraz' about immigration (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    President Donald Trump toured Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention facility in the Everglades ahead of its first expected detainees. Here is a...

  6. Reason

    Trump visits $450 million 'Alligator Alcatraz,' suggests taxpayers should fund more of them (opens Reason)

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    Reason's feed description

    President Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis visited “Alligator Alcatraz” ahead of its opening, putting Florida at the forefront of the federal government’s mass deportation campaign.

  7. Washington Examiner

    ‘Alligator Alcatraz’: What to know about Florida’s newest immigrant detention center (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    President Donald Trump toured "Alligator Alcatraz," the newest illegal immigration detention center in Florida.

  8. NBC 6 South Florida

    What to know about 'Alligator Alcatraz,' Florida's immigration detention site in the Everglades (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    An immigration detention facility located at an isolated Everglades airfield surrounded by mosquito-, python- and alligator-filled swamplands is just days away...

  9. The Hill

    About 70 National Guard troops activated to protect Alligator Alcatraz (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Just fewer than 70 Florida National Guard troops have been sent to guard the remote migrant detention center in the state’s Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” the Pentagon’s top spokesperson announced Wednesday.

  10. The Guardian

    Trump’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ tour was a calculated celebration of the dystopian (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The detention center visit seemed to represent a landmark in a defining issue since even before his first term: migration

  11. NPR

    President Trump tours new Florida detention facility dubbed 'Alligator Alcatraz' (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    In Florida on Tuesday, President Trump attended the opening of a migrant detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz." Officials say it can currently house 3,000 migrants before they're deported.

  12. Blaze Media

    Alligator Alcatraz is a warning to illegal immigrants in the US: Leave now or end up here (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    The Florida-run site is expected to hold up to 3,000 detainees.

  13. Latin Times

    Trump's 'Alligator Alcatraz' Flooded Following Summer Rainstorm Just Hours After President's Visit (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    President Trump and Kristi Noem toured Florida's controversial sixth ICE detention center during its opening on Tuesday before it flooded.

  14. Fox News

    Inside 'Alligator Alcatraz': The new migrant detention facility erected at an abandoned Everglades airport (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    President Donald Trump on Tuesday visited "Alligator Alcatraz" — the newest illegal immigrant detention facility in the nation that's located in the Florida Everglades.

  15. Bangor Daily News

    Republican donors and Florida's hurricane know-how helped build 'Alligator Alcatraz' so quickly (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    In a matter of days, an isolated training airport in the Everglades where endangered Florida panthers roam became a sprawling immigration detention center

  16. WMUR

    First immigration detainees arrive at 'Alligator Alcatraz' center (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Florida opens a new immigrant detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," in the Everglades

  17. MyNorthwest

    Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center is set to receive its first group of immigrants (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    OCHOPEE, Fla. (AP) — The first group of immigrants were scheduled to arrive Wednesday night at a new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades that

  18. WSVN Miami

    Republican donors and Florida’s hurricane know-how helped build ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ so quickly - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    In a matter of days, an isolated training airport in the Everglades where endangered Florida panthers roam became a sprawling immigration detention center christened “Alligator Alcatraz,” modeled

  19. Military.com

    Guardsmen Help Operate 'Alligator Alcatraz' as Trump Increasingly Leans on Military for Immigration Crackdown (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    Roughly 70 Florida National Guard troops have been deployed to the newly built, remote immigration detention site deep in the Florida Everglades dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" as the Trump administration leans harder on the military to enforce its nationwide immigration crackdown.

  20. Washington Examiner

    First group of migrants arrives at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The first group of migrants arrived at Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz," which opened just weeks after being proposed by state Attorney General James Uthmeier.

  21. WSVN Miami

    DHS distances itself from ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center as lawmakers plan tour - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    (AP/WSVN) — The first group of immigrants has arrived at a new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” a spokesperson

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.