Trump tours "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Everglades
President Donald Trump visited South Florida on Tuesday to tour what's been dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," a controversial migrant detention center in the Everglades.
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President Donald Trump visited South Florida on Tuesday to tour what's been dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," a controversial migrant detention center in the Everglades.
Florida law enforcement agencies' cooperation with federal immigration officials is causing concerns among family members and immigrants' rights advocates that people will disappear into county jail systems.
President Trump toured a new immigration detention center in South Florida that state officials are calling "Alligator Alcatraz."
President Donald Trump made a South Florida stop Tuesday to tour the site of a new immigration detention center that state officials have dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz."
President Trump, Gov. DeSantis and Homeland Security Secretary Noem took part in a roundtable discussion following a tour of the new "Alligator Alcatraz" detention site.
President Trump said they are working on a program where farmers will be responsible for their workers.
President Trump and Gov. DeSantis walked the site on Tuesday morning. DeSantis said they will be accepting the first detainees on Wednesday.
Morgan Rynor reports Leroy Osceola, who lives not far from the facility, said his biggest concern is violent summer storms
A brief history of the land where Florida officials and the federal government are building "Alligator Alcatraz."
Morgan Rynor reports Gov. DeSantis and other Trump administration officials will hold a roundtable discussion at the site on Tuesday.
The state filed a 22-page response to a motion filed by Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity seeking a temporary restraining order to halt the facility.
President Donald Trump is set to visit the immigration detention center dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Everglades on Tuesday morning. Meanwhile, a lawsuit has been filed to prevent the facility from opening.
Gov. DeSantis said Monday that he thinks the facility in the Everglades will be ready on Tuesday to begin holding detainees.
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President Trump said he'll let Canada know what their tariff rate on exports to the U.S. will be soon.
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Israel drops all war-time restrictions, freeing people to return to their lives under a ceasefire with Iran, but uncertainty over the impact of 12 days of war leaves room for anxiety.
An immigration detention facility located at an isolated Everglades airfield is just days away from being operational, according to Florida officials.
President Trump accused Israel and Iran of violating a ceasefire, but then said it was "in effect" after a phone call with Israel's leader.
President Trump, Israel and Iran say a ceasefire he announced earlier between the two nations has begun.
Andres Gonzalez, 73, is awaiting extradition to Miami-Dade on charges tied to the deaths of 2 people.
More moisture could also be seen on Wednesday around South Florida, which will lead to even hotter feels-like temperatures due to the humidity.
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Andres Gonzalez, 73, is awaiting extradition to Miami-Dade on charges tied to the deaths of 2 people.
More moisture could also be seen on Wednesday around South Florida, which will lead to even hotter feels-like temperatures due to the humidity.
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In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
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