Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Sparks Fresh Protests, Legal Battle in Everglades
Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Sparks Fresh Protests, Legal Battle in Everglades Protests intensified over the weekend in the Florida Everglades as environmental activists and Native American groups rallied against the rapid construction of a controversial immigrant detention center, dubbed ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Hundreds of demonstrators lined U.S. Highway 41, the Tamiami Trail, outside an airstrip in the Big Cypress National Preserve, where dump trucks are actively delivering materials for the facility. The opposition comes as Florida officials accelerate the project under an…