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Florida governor says Everglades restoration project is five years ahead of schedule
Originally slated to be finished in 2034, the Everglades restoration project is now expected to be completed in 2029, according to DeSantis.
Florida to detain migrants in new Everglades facility dubbed ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Florida this week started construction on a migrant detention facility the state is billing as “efficient” and “low-cost” – ...
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Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Lack of Access to Counsel for People Held at Florida’s Notorious Everglades Immigration Detention Center
Immigrants’ rights advocates today sued the Trump administration over lack of access to legal counsel and violations of due ...
Florida takes step to protect the Everglades with addition of new reservoir in Hendry County
HENDRY COUNTY, Fla. (WCTV) - Florida is taking a new step to protect the Everglades, one if its most treasured natural ...
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Trump Opens "Alligator Alcatraz" Immigrant Detainment Facility in Florida Everglades
A federal court ruled that California's ban on private prisons and detention centers like San Diego's Otay Mesa Detention ...
Florida's immigration enforcement costs spark debate over detention facility
As Florida intensifies its immigration enforcement efforts under Gov. Ron DeSantis, the governor appointed State Sen. Blaise ...
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Everglades scientists surrenders to serve jail sentence over 'trade secrets'
Tom Van Lent was handcuffed in a Miami courtroom and taken to jail to begin serving a 10-day jail sentence in a case that ...
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Dispelling the myth about the Florida Everglades, Clyde Butcher and Betty Osceola join forces
Two people keenly familiar with the Everglades are on a mission to blunt to image stoked by the name Alligator Alcatraz ...