Protesters Line Highway in Florida Everglades to Oppose 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Protesters line highway in Florida Everglades to oppose ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

A coalition of groups, ranging from environmental activists to Native Americans advocating for their ancestral homelands, converged Saturday outside an airstrip in the Florida Everglades to protest the imminent construction of an immigrant detention center

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Protesters line highway in Florida Everglades to oppose 'Alligator Alcatraz'

The Florida immigration detention site dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” is being met by opposition from a range of groups concerned with its impacts on local Native American tribes, the Everglades ecosystem and human rights for migrants.

Protesters line highway in Florida Everglades to oppose 'Alligator Alcatraz'

A coalition of groups, ranging from environmental activists to Native Americans advocating for their ancestral homelands, converged outside an airstrip in the Florida Everglades Saturday to protest the imminent construction of an immigrant detention center.