Texas, Cornyn and Alligator Alcatraz
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Does a viral image really show Hulk Hogan posing in front of caged migrants at "Alligator Alcatraz"? No, that's not true: The image is composed of two different pictures. One showed a Border Patrol facility in Texas in 2019
Flight tracking data appears to show that two military aircraft left the facility this week for Texas and Louisiana.
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‘Alligator Alcatraz' foreshadows expansion of concentration camps for migrants | Opinion
The camp's design effectively leverages its environment: Caged units are closed enough to keep people imprisoned but open enough for mosquitoes typical of Florida's hot, wet climate to freely infect detainees. Already, one "Alligator Alcatraz" detainee reports fungus growing on his feet, which he attributes to unsanitary conditions.
Trump administration officials want “Alligator Alcatraz” to be a blueprint, but Democrats are pushing back on expansion
Republican states are considering building versions of Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz," a detention facility for illegal immigrants that was celebrated by President Donald Trump.
The companies and their married chief executives, Carlos Duart and Tina Vidal-Duart, have given a total of $1.9 million to the two state political action committees supporting DeSantis’ bids for governor and to the Republican Party of Florida.
The United States is constructing its largest immigrant detention center yet in West Texas, with the ability to hold up to 5,000 people.
The Trump administration’s push to quickly ramp up immigration arrests has led to overcrowding at ICE facilities and allegations of inhumane and unsanitary conditions.