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Feds plan to build nation’s biggest migrant detention center in Texas
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a contract to build and run a 5,000-bed tent camp at the Army base in El Paso.
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Military Planes Appear to Fly Alligator Alcatraz Detainees to Texas, Louisiana
Flight tracking data appears to show that two military aircraft left the facility this week for Texas and Louisiana.
Standards for ICE detention centers like Alligator Alcatraz are not consistently applied
“In most respects, ICE facilities operate with less consistent oversight and legal accountability than state or federal ...
Red states consider ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ spinoffs as WH urges them to follow DeSantis’ lead: 'Lots of bears'
Republican states are considering building versions of Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz," a detention facility for illegal ...
Which states could get their own ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ migrant camps?
Trump administration officials want “Alligator Alcatraz” to be a blueprint, but Democrats are pushing back on expansion ...
Detainees held at Alligator Alcatraz describe cage-like units swarmed by mosquitoes
The Trump administration’s push to quickly ramp up immigration arrests has led to overcrowding at ICE facilities and ...