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Alligator Alcatraz: US judge halts construction at Florida’s detention centre; suit argues project threatens environmentally sensitive wetlands

A US federal judge halted construction for two weeks on Thursday at a Florida Everglades immigrant detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz” while evaluating potential environmental law violations.The facility, established two months ago at an underutilised single-runway training airport, accommodates up to 3,000 detainees in temporary tent structures. Judge Kathleen Williams’ order prohibits additional filling, […]

US deportation: First flights depart from Florida; 100 detainees leave ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

The first deportation flights from Florida’s newly established immigration detention centre in the Everglades have begun, Governor Ron DeSantis announced on Friday (local time), around three weeks after federal detainees started arriving at what appears to be the country’s only state-operated migrant facility.According to DeSantis, approximately 100 detainees have been deported directly from the centre, […]

Trump reveals real reason behind Alcatraz revival: ‘I was supposed to be a movie maker’

Donald Trump on Tuesday explained his surprise decision to resurrect Alcatraz, the infamous island prison off the coast of San Francisco. Far from a policy drafted in a committee room, Trump’s latest directive appears to be inspired by Hollywood more than Washington, with the US president insisting the abandoned fortress represents “something very strong, very […]

Trump wants to bring back Alcatraz: Here’s the story of the 1962 ‘great escape’ that still haunts ‘the Rock’

President Donald Trump has announced plans to resurrect Alcatraz, the notorious island prison that once held America’s most dangerous criminals. Closed since 1963, the facility could soon be back in use under a Trump directive aimed at housing what he called “America’s most ruthless and violent offenders.”In a Truth Social post on Sunday evening, Trump […]

Trump plans to reopen Alcatraz to jail ‘dregs of society’: 10 things to know about the infamous prison

President Donald Trump on Monday called for the rebuilding and reopening of the infamous Alcatraz prison, as part of a broader crackdown on violent crime. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said, “REBUILD, AND OPEN ALCATRAZ!” and criticised “vicious, violent, and repeat Criminal Offenders” as “the dregs of society.”He argued that when the US […]

Trump Proposes Reopening Alcatraz Prison: A Controversial Plan to Tackle Violent Crime | World News

US President Donald Trump (AI) NEW YORK: President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a hard-to-reach California island off San Francisco that has been closed for more than 60 years. In a post on his Truth Social site Sunday evening, Trump wrote that, […]