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Florida supreme court upholds congressional map that weakens Black voters’ influence

Ruling is a win for Republicans, who anticipate losing US House seats in next year’s midterm elections

The Guardian - US · Jul 17, 2025

Emails show DeSantis administration blindsided county officials with plans for 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration left many local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center that rose from an isolated airstrip in the Everglades

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2025

DeSantis under fire for using disaster funds to build migrant detention jail

Analysis of $20m spent on ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ shows some contracts went to governor’s donors or allies

The Guardian - US · Jul 17, 2025

The Original Alcatraz Closed for Costing Too Much. Alligator Alcatraz Should Too.

Florida’s elected officials should learn from the original facility that inspired the state’s newest immigrant detention center's name, and change course before it’s too late.

Reason · Jul 14, 2025

Hundreds of 'Alligator Alcatraz' Detainees Don't Have Criminal Records

Trump said the prison camp would hold "some of the most vicious people on the planet," but a list obtained by the Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Tribune shows otherwise.

Reason · Jul 14, 2025

Another DeSantis ally takes the helm of a public university in Florida

Another former Republican lawmaker and ally of Gov. Ron DeSantis is officially taking the helm of one of Florida’s public universities

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2025

Lawmaker says Alligator Alcatraz is an ‘internment camp’ after joint GOP-Dem visit: ‘Packed into cages’

Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who represents Florida's 25th congressional district, said that pictures of the facility ‘don’t do it justice’

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2025

Congressman Reveals Conditions At Alligator Alcatraz That Made His 'Heart Sink' After Tour

A Democratic Congressman revealed the horrific conditions he witnessed while visiting the newly opened 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades.

Latin Times · Jul 13, 2025

Lawmakers visit 'Alligator Alcatraz,' but some wonder how much they'll get to see

Florida lawmakers are touring a controversial immigration detention center in the Everglades

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2025

2024 book review: the what-ifs of an election that took US closer to autocracy

Deeply sourced narrative charts the delusions of the main players and the disastrous debate that reset the campaign

The Guardian - US · Jul 12, 2025