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Alligator Alcatraz

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A screenshot shows a "404" error message where the "Our Leaders" page once lived on the website for Critical Response Strategies, a Jacksonville-based firm awarded a $78 million contract for security and support services at the site.
Politics & Government

Executives Cashing in on Alligator Alcatraz Hide Pics, Bios Online

By Alex DeLucaJuly 17, 2025

The digital disappearing acts come as human rights advocates raise alarms about conditions at the remote site.

President Donald Trump participates in a walking tour of the immigration detention center, Alligator Alcatraz.
Politics & Government

Is Florida Quietly Removing Alligator Alcatraz Contracts from Public Database?

By Naomi FeinsteinJuly 17, 2025

On Tuesday, Orlando lawmaker Anna Eskamani accessed the contract documents on the website. The next day, they were gone.

Screenshot of TikTok video showing man claiming there are incinerators at Alligator Alcatraz.
Politics & Government

Wild Alligator Alcatraz Incinerator Conspiracies Flood The Internet

By Naomi FeinsteinJuly 15, 2025

TikTokers cite a March 2024 video as proof of incinerators at the facility – but the footage wasn’t even shot in Florida.

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Photos of Fernando Artese, a 63-year-old Argentine living in Miami, was en route to a new life in Spain. Now, he's being held at Alligator Alcatraz.
Politics & Government

A Miami Dad Was Leaving the U.S. He Wound Up at Alligator Alcatraz.

By Alex DeLucaJuly 11, 2025

“My dad is not a criminal,” Carla Artese, a 19-year-old living in Miami, says.

Federal and state officials visit Alligator Alcatraz.
Politics & Government

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.
Politics & Government

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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Donald Trump "Swamp King" billboard in Phoenix
Politics & Government

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.

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

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.
Politics & Government

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!

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Three photos of trucks with their logos covered up
Politics & Government

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.

Video: Miami Food Trucks at Alligator Alcatraz Spark Controversy

Video: Miami Food Trucks at Alligator Alcatraz Spark Controversy

By Nicole Lopez-AlvarJuly 3, 2025

Viral video allegedly shows Miami food trucks entering the pop-up Everglades immigrant detention center; urges a boycott.

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

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.

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

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.
Politics & Government

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 jet takes off from the Everglades in an old photo
Climate & Environment

Friends of the Everglades Files Lawsuit to Stop ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

By Alex DeLucaJune 27, 2025

They stopped the Everglades Jetport in 1969. Now, they’re battling ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’

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A screenshot of "Alligator Alcatraz" merch being sold by the Florida GOP.
Climate & Environment

Florida Republicans Are Selling ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Merch (Yes, Really)

By Alex DeLucaJune 27, 2025

If there’s one thing the Florida GOP never misses, it’s a chance to turn outrage into merch.

A photo of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport.
Climate & Environment

Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Immigration Facility Will Apparently Open in July

By Alex DeLucaJune 24, 2025

The facilities (yes, plural) will allegedly hold more than 5,000 beds.

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