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President Donald Trump spreads his arms as doves fly around him in an altered photo.

Miami Readers React to Florida Man’s Nobel Prize Nomination

By B. Scott McLendonJuly 11, 2025

Readers on social media responded immediately, pointing out the irony of President Donald Trump’s nomination.

Federal and state officials visit Alligator Alcatraz.

Did a State Official Censor Anti-Alligator Alcatraz Billboards?

By B. Scott McLendonJuly 10, 2025

Immigration advocates put up the billboards on Dolphin Expressway Monday, but the company removed them the same day.

Screenshots from TikTok videos showing various parts of Alligator Alcatraz.

Florida Man Posted TikToks Inside Alligator Alcatraz. He Says They Got Him Fired.

By Alex DeLucaJuly 9, 2025

As of July 9, his videos have racked up more than 2 million views.

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ICE agents arrest a man in Boynton Beach in January 2025.

Key West Caves, Joins ICE Partnership After AG Threat

By B. Scott McLendonJuly 9, 2025

Mayor Danise Henriquez called a special meeting Tuesday to discuss commissioners’ options.

Donald Trump "Swamp King" billboard in Phoenix

Alligator Alcatraz Earns Trump New ‘Swamp King’ Billboard

By Naomi FeinsteinJuly 9, 2025

The 40-foot-wide billboard in Arizona portrays Trump as a baby sitting in the swamp next to an alligator wearing a MAGA hat.

President Donald Trump spreads his arms as doves fly around him in an altered photo.

Florida Man Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

By B. Scott McLendonJuly 8, 2025

His credentials include ending asylum protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants and bombing nuclear sites in Iran.

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Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Kristi Noem, Kevin Guthrie, Todd M. Lyons inside Alligator Alcatraz standing next to the caged bunk beds

FIU Board Chair’s Company Is an Alligator Alcatraz Contractor

By Naomi FeinsteinJuly 8, 2025

In December 2024, DeSantis appointed Carlos Duart to the FIU Board of Trustees and Tina Vidal-Duart to the FAU Board of Trustees.

Screenshots of Olga Nesterova's post on X (formerly Twitter) with the likely AI-generated video of Alligator Alcatraz.

No, That Viral Video of Alligator Alcatraz Flooding Isn’t Real

By Alex DeLucaJuly 7, 2025

A makeshift migrant jail in the swampy Everglades meets AI slop. Welcome to Florida, baby!

Three photos of trucks with their logos covered up

Trucks Entering Alligator Alcatraz Are Hiding Their Logos, DOT Numbers

By Naomi FeinsteinJuly 7, 2025

The contractors are illegally covering up the USDOT numbers on their trucks.

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A photo of a detainee handcuffed to a bench.

It’s Been a Deadly Year for Immigrant Detention in Florida

By Alex DeLucaJuly 7, 2025

The surge in statewide migrant detentions has come at a deadly price.

Photos show water seeping through the edges of a tent at Alligator Alcatraz.

Cool, Alligator Alcatraz Is Already Flooding

By Alex DeLucaJuly 2, 2025

The hastily constructed site deep in the Everglades is scheduled to receive migrants tonight.

An ICE agent checks paperwork.

Florida AG Threatens to Remove Key West Officials After ICE Vote

By B. Scott McLendonJuly 2, 2025

Dozens of Key West residents supported the decision at a meeting this week.

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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier wearing an alligator alcatraz hat and an alligator alcatraz button

Most Florida Man ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Merch, Ranked

By Naomi FeinsteinJuly 2, 2025

All Florida hospitals will soon dress all newborns in “Alligator Alcatraz” onesies.

President Donald Trump addresses reporters in the Florida Everglades.

Everglades Alligator Alcatraz Opens for Detainees After Trump, DeSantis Tour

By B. Scott McLendonJuly 1, 2025

What began as a sick “joke” during Trump’s first term has become a gruesome reality.

A ballot box sits at an election center.

Miami City Commission Passes Controversial Election Reform

By B. Scott McLendonJune 30, 2025

Gov. Ron DeSantis threatened to sue the city if commissioners voted in favor of moving city elections.

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Miami Beach Approves Motion to Move Hostel Residents Out

By B. Scott McLendonJune 30, 2025

The commission voted Friday night to approve a development that spells the end of the Bikini Hostel.

A collage of Matt Gaetz speaking on the left, a screenshot of Matt Gaetz's text to his mom

Matt Gaetz’s Texts Ruined His Wife’s Pregnancy Announcement

By Naomi FeinsteinJune 26, 2025

Ginger, there is now no need for that gender reveal party that you planned.

A photo of Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office deputies in khaki and gray suits forcibly removing a woman who was reportedly protesting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agreement with county jails.

Woman Dragged from ICE Discussion Is Now in Jail

By Natasha YeeJune 26, 2025

Camila Ramos, 36, is now in jail on charges of battery, aggravated assault on an officer, and resisting with violence.

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Matt Gaetz on his show with the banner, 'Trump works to de-escalate Israel-Iran War."

TikToker Captures Matt Gaetz Getting Scolded by Mom Via Text

By Naomi FeinsteinJune 24, 2025

Once again, the consummate Florida Man is in hot water – this time with his mother.

a series of presidents-as-dominos — from bill clinton to george bush to barack obama to joe biden — knock into each other, pushing a trump domino onto a small family in the desert

How Clinton and Obama Helped Build Trump’s Mass Deportation Machine

By Stephen LemonsJune 24, 2025

Donald Trump didn’t invent racist immigration policy. For decades, both major parties built the system he’s now weaponizing.

Miami City Commissioner Damian Pardo speaks at a meeting.

Miami City Commission Approves Election Reforms

By B. Scott McLendonJune 23, 2025

Miami City Commissioner Damian Pardo’s pair of election reform motions passed by narrow votes on Tuesday, June 17.

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An ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officer arrests someone as another officer looks on

Dozens Speak Out as Miami Approves ICE Agreement

By B. Scott McLendonJune 17, 2025

Residents begged Miami city commissioners not to empower cops to pitch in with immigration enforcement. It didn’t work.

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