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Feds Failed To Conduct Environmental Review Of 'Alligator Alcatraz', Internal Documents Show

The controversial migrant detention facility in Florida is being sued for violating federal environmental protections and harming endangered species

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Jimmy Tobias
Aug 21, 2025
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Alligator Alcatraz could pose a threat to the endangered Florida panther. Photo by Maheera Kulsoom on Unsplash

Internal documents obtained by Public Domain show that the federal government did not conduct an Endangered Species Act or a National Environmental Policy Act review for the Florida migrant detention facility known as "Alligator Alcatraz” — furt…

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