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Closure of Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration detention center can proceed, judge says - Boston News, Weather, Sports

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge in Miami has refused to pause her order requiring the winding down of the immigration detention center in the Florida

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  1. ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees being moved to other facilities: DHS

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    Closure of Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration detention center can proceed, judge says - Boston News, Weather, Sports

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  1. WHEC Rochester

    Florida must stop expanding ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration center, judge says (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction halting further expansion of an immigration detention center built in the middle of the Florida Everglades and dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” as it winds down its operations in 60 days to comply with environmental laws.

  2. Latin Times

    Florida Authorities Ordered To Begin Dismantling Part Of 'Alligator Alcatraz' Over Environmental Danger Ruling (opens Latin Times)

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    Florida authorities have been ordered to begin dismantling part of the detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" following a ruling preventing it from bringing in new detainees over

  3. NBC News

    Judge rules 'Alligator Alcatraz' can stay open for now, but no further detainees or construction are allowed (opens NBC News)

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    A federal judge in Miami ruled Thursday that "Alligator Alcatraz," the contested migrant detention facility in the Florida Everglades, can remain operational for now, but it cannot be expanded and no additional detainees can be brought in.

  4. CNN

    No new detainees can be brought to ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ which a federal judge is effectively shutting down (opens CNN)

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    A federal judge has ordered the remote detention camp in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” to no longer take additional detainees and remove additional infrastructure added to the site.

  5. New York Post

    Federal judge orders some parts of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ must be dismantled within 60 days – can no longer admit new detainees (opens New York Post)

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    No additional detainees can be brought into Florida’s remote migrant detention center, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” and basic utilities and supporting infrastructure at the facility must be removed within two months, a federal judge ordered Thursday.

  6. Washington Examiner

    Florida judge orders 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant facility shut down within 60 days (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The judge slammed the federal and state governments for not considering the environmental impacts of the facility.

  7. Local News 8

    ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ may be shut down before Halloween. Florida already has a backup plan (opens Local News 8)

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    By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Nearly two months after the hasty and controversial birth of “Alligator Alcatraz,” a federal judge has slammed the brakes on the operation, ruling that no more detainees can be sent to the remote migrant detention camp deep in the marshy wetlands of the Everglades.

  8. Grist

    'Alligator Alcatraz' must close, but the fight isn't over (opens Grist)

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    A judge sided with the Miccosukee Tribe and said the ICE detention center must close. Florida officials have already appealed.

  9. Grist

    Alligator Alcatraz must close, but the fight isn't over (opens Grist)

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    A judge sided with the Miccosukee Tribe and said the ICE detention center must close. Florida officials have already appealed.

  10. The Guardian

    ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ to be vacated in compliance with court order to shut it (opens The Guardian)

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    Reported email by state official confirms state will shutter prison though governor Ron DeSantis has appealed

  11. WHDH Boston

    Closure of Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration detention center can proceed, judge says - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge in Miami has refused to pause her order requiring the winding down of the immigration detention center in the Florida

  12. Wyoming Public Media

    Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention facility to be empty 'within a few days' (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    The immigration detention center in Florida's Everglades will soon be empty. State officials expect the facility to have no detainees "within a few days."

  13. WUSA9

    Closure of Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center can proceed, judge says (opens WUSA9)

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    The detention center was quickly built two months ago at a little-used training airport, where chain-link cages surround large white tents filled with rows of bunks.

  14. FOX 13 Tampa

    'Alligator Alcatraz’ may empty in days as court-ordered closure looms, state official says (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

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    Florida’s state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades, nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz," may be empty within days, a state officials said.

  15. Bloomberg

    Alligator Alcatraz Immigrant Detention Camp in Everglades May Be Emptied (opens Bloomberg)

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    The detention camp in the Everglades known as Alligator Alcatraz may soon be emptied, just two months after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis had it built to help President Donald Trump’s pledge to deport millions of immigrants.

  16. UPI

    Reports: All detainees to be removed from 'Alligator Alcatraz' in days (opens UPI)

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    The Trump administration is winding down operations at its Florida Everglades detention facility known as "Alligator Alcatraz," per a court order, with all detainees to be removed within days.

  17. News Nation Now

    ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees being moved to other facilities: DHS (opens News Nation Now)

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    The Florida migrant detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” must continue moving toward shutting down, a federal judge ruled late Wednesday.

  18. The New Republic

    Trump’s Beloved “Alligator Alcatraz” Will Likely Be Empty Very Soon (opens The New Republic)

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    It could happen within a few days.

  19. WSVN Miami

    Closure of Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration detention center can proceed, judge says - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” must keep moving toward shutting down operations by late October,

  20. Washington Examiner

    Email reveals 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention facility likely to be empty within days (opens Washington Examiner)

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    "We are probably going to be down to 0 individuals within a few days," reads an email written by a Florida official.

  21. Latin Times

    DeSantis Appears To Confirm Closure Of Alligator Alcatraz But Says It's Because Of Quick Deportations (opens Latin Times)

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    Florida Governor Ron DeSantis acknowledged that detainees are being rapidly moved out of the controversial Everglades detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz," but attributed the development to

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