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Hiltzik: With 'Alligator Alcatraz,' Trump and DeSantis define their immigration policy as a tragic farce
Just as you may have thought that it was finally safe to think about American politics without thinking about Florida's ...
Contractors building Alligator Alcatraz have donated money to Florida GOP, DeSantis
Among at least 10 state contractors involved in the creation of Alligator Alcatraz, the facility in the middle of the ...
'Alligator Alcatraz' provides a political 'boon' for Ron DeSantis and his top allies
At the direction of Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida is quickly constructing a $450 million-a-year immigration detention center, ...
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DeSantis opens Alligator Alcatraz - only to have it flood on 1st day (video)
Florida's Ron DeSantis spent $450 million in taxpayer dollars to build his Everglades gulag - only to have it flood on the ...
Alligator Alcatraz opened Tuesday ready for a hurricane – but not a summer shower
Alligator Alcatraz opened Tuesday without a water view. Then it rained. Shortly after President Donald Trump left the brand ...
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'People are going to die': Rain floods 'hurricane proof' Alligator Alcatraz
New video showed a "garden-variety South Florida summer rainstorm" flooding tents and drowning out Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) as ...
Big, beautiful bromance: Trump, DeSantis show the power of reconciliation
The “big, beautiful bill” wasn’t the only bit of reconciliation that President Donald Trump was involved in this week. During ...
With Alligator Alcatraz, Florida cements top spot in federal deportation mission
Alligator Alcatraz may have been built in eight days, but Florida's race to become the top spot for President Donald Trump's ...