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Shark bites on beaches, 'Alligator Alcatraz' and mixed messaging about Florida wildlife
Hollywood celebrated 50th anniversary of summer blockbuster 'Jaws,' which instilled terror in the public about sharks, ...
Florida plan to deputize National Guard officers as immigration judges at Alligator Alcatraz would likely violate constitutional rights
Neither President Donald Trump nor Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis can legally create a new system of immigration judges outside of ...
Florida Democrats file bill to block federal funds to Alligator Alcatraz
Dubbed the "No Cages in the Everglades Act," the six-page bill was sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston ...
Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is a ‘model’ for other states, retired ICE special agent says
Retired ICE special agent Victor Avila weighs in on the Trump administration’s ongoing immigration crackdown during an ...
'I saw myself in those cages': Fl. Dem. Rep. recounts visit to Alligator Alcatraz
Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fl.) talks with Rachel Maddow about his visit to inspect Donald Trump's immigrant internment camp in ...
Flippant ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ name obscures the unjust, dehumanizing truth | Opinion
The public needs clear, accurate language. The stakes are too high for us to play along with the Trump administration’s ...
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The intolerable memes of Alligator Alcatraz
The giddy, extremely online cruelty around the Florida detention facility reveals contempt for popular opinion.
It's Time to Join the Fight Against 'Alligator Alcatraz'
The Miccosukee Tribe has lived in Florida’s Big Cypress National Preserve since time immemorial. Today, 640 tribal members ...