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Deportation flights from ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ begin as Florida vows a ‘surge’ of immigration arrests

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By Devon M. Sayers, Isabel Rosales, CNN (CNN) — Deportation flights from the makeshift South Florida immigration detention facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” have begun as a “surge” of immigration arrests is on the horizon, state officials said.

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  1. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Deportation flights from ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ begin as Florida vows a ‘surge’ of immigration arrests (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Devon M. Sayers, Isabel Rosales, CNN (CNN) — Deportation flights from the makeshift South Florida immigration detention facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” have begun as a “surge” of immigration arrests is on the horizon, state officials said.

  2. KESQ Palm Springs

    Deportation flights from ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ have begun (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — Deportation flights from the makeshift South Florida immigration detention facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” have begun, the state’s governor said. “What has been done here has been remarkable,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday at a news conference at the site.

  3. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Deportation flights from ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ have begun | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — Deportation flights from the makeshift South Florida immigration detention facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,”

  4. Fox News

    DHS has begun flying migrants out of Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz,' DeSantis announces (opens Fox News)

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    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that Homeland Security has started flying migrants out of the “Alligator Alcatraz" detention facility.

  5. Deseret News

    'Fire up the deportation planes': Deportations begin from Florida’s 'Alligator Alcatraz' (opens Deseret News)

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    Gov. DeSantis claims hundreds have already been removed from "Alligator Alcatraz."

  6. WHDH Boston

    Florida Gov. DeSantis says deportation flights from ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ have begun - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    OCHOPEE, Fla. (AP) — Deportation flights carrying detainees from the immigration detention center known as ” Alligator Alcatraz ″ to other countries began in the past few

  7. CBS News

    Deportations start at Alligator Alcatraz as Florida officials vow to (opens CBS News)

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    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday announced deportation flights had begun to take off from the so-called Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention facility in the Everglades.

  8. FOX 13 Tampa

    Deportation flights out of Alligator Alcatraz underway, Gov. DeSantis says (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

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    Gov. Ron DeSantis says deportation flights out of the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed ‘Alligator Alcatraz' have begun, and hundreds of illegal immigrants have already been flown out.

  9. The Boston Globe

    Florida Governor DeSantis says deportation flights from ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ have begun (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The flights operated by the Department of Homeland Security have removed more than 100 detainees from the immigration detention center in the remote Everglades.

  10. Washington Examiner

    Feds begin flying out illegal immigrants from Alligator Alcatraz- Washington Examiner (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Trump administration has deported hundreds of illegal immigrants from a detention site in Florida Everglades, known as "Alligator Alcatraz."

  11. WMUR

    Deportation flights begin from Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' (opens WMUR)

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    Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" detention facility in the Everglades begins deportation flights, Gov. Ron DeSantis announces

  12. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Deportation flights from ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ begin as Florida vows a ‘surge’ of immigration arrests | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Devon M. Sayers, Isabel Rosales, CNN (CNN) — Deportation flights from the makeshift South Florida immigration detention facility dubbed

  13. WSVN Miami

    Deportation flights from Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center have begun, DeSantis says - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    OCHOPEE, Fla. (AP) — Deportation flights from the remote Everglades immigration lockup known as ” Alligator Alcatraz ″ began in the past few days, Florida

  14. Al Jazeera

    Florida governor announces deportation flights from Alligator Alcatraz (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Ron DeSantis, formerly Donald Trump’s Republican rival, said that the cadence for removal flights would be ‘increasing’.

  15. WFMZ Allentown

    Deportation flights from Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center have begun, DeSantis says (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says deportation flights from the remote Everglades immigration lockup known as ”Alligator Alcatraz″ began in the past few days. DeSantis said Friday that the flights operated

  16. MyNorthwest

    Florida Gov. DeSantis says deportation flights from 'Alligator Alcatraz' have begun (opens MyNorthwest)

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    OCHOPEE, Fla. (AP) — Deportation flights carrying detainees from the immigration detention center known as ” Alligator Alcatraz ″ to other countries began in

  17. FOX 35 Orlando

    Alligator Alcatraz: Deportation flights underway, 'hundreds' already removed, per DeSantis (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    DeSantis provided an update on deportation flights now operating from the facility’s on-site runway, highlighting its role in accelerating the removal of detainees.

  18. UPI

    Deportation flights begin from Alligator Alcatraz in Florida (opens UPI)

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    Deportation flights from the so-called Alligator Alcatraz in southern Florida have begun, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said at a news conference Friday.

  19. NBC News

    Deportation flights from Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' have started, DeSantis says (opens NBC News)

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    The flights operated by DHS have transferred about 100 detainees from the immigration detention center to other countries, the Florida governor said.

  20. CBS News

    DeSantis says Alligator Alcatraz fulfills need in immigration enforcement (opens CBS News)

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    Gov. DeSantis says the site facilitates the intake, processing and deportation of undocumented immigrants.

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