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Emails show DeSantis administration blindsided county officials with plans for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration left many local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center that rose from an

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  1. Bangor Daily News

    Emails show DeSantis administration blindsided county officials with plans for 'Alligator Alcatraz' (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration left many local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center that rose

  2. WSVN Miami

    Emails show DeSantis administration blindsided county officials with plans for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration left many local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center that rose from an

  3. PBS NewsHour

    Gov. DeSantis blindsided Florida county officials with 'Alligator Alcatraz' plans, emails show (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration left many local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center that rose from an isolated airstrip in the Everglades, emails obtained by The Associated Press show, while relying on an executive order to seize the land, hire contractors and bypa…

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