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A priest will hold mass outside the controversial Everglades detention center on Saturday morning. Follow for live updates from 'Alligator Alcatraz.'
Florida is preparing to open another illegal immigrant detention facility following the recent establishment of "Alligator Alcatraz."
In a legal filing Wednesday, detainees at Alligator Alcatraz and their lawyers allege the tent camp on an airstrip in the Everglades has become a squalid place with limited access
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Environmental concerns could halt construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration jail
The fate of a makeshift immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” hangs in the balance, as a federal judge considers whether building on sensitive wetlands violated environmental laws.
Alligator Alcatraz came to life in June after Florida's attorney general announced on social media that a detention center would be built in Collier.
CBS News Miami’s Jim Berry introduces us to this week’s “Person of Interest”: Archbishop Thomas Wenski, the leader of Miami’s Catholic community. Berry and Wenski talk about his take on Alligator Alcatraz and how it sits with his faith.
Alligator Alcatraz is a temporary migrant detention center near the Florida Everglades. The controversial center reportedly has a capacity of up to 3,000 detainees, housed in FEMA tents and trailers.
Religious leaders, advocates and family members of detainees gathered for a vigil outside Alligator Alcatraz. Officials deny their claims.