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Trump’s fascination with Alcatraz is more symbolic than rooted in reality
President Donald Trump's fascination with reopening Alcatraz, a dilapidated former state prison off the coast of San ...
Opinion - Plotting an escape from (Trump’s) Alcatraz
Donald Trump's plan to restore Alcatraz as a maximum security federal prison is a costly and unnecessary idea that has been ...
Florida signs $245 million in contracts for 'Alligator Alcatraz.' Here's a look by the numbers
Gov. Ron DeSantis ’ administration has already signed contracts to pay at least $245 million to set up and run the new ...
Two Italians detained at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ cause opposition uproar at home
Two Italian nationals detained at “Alligator Alcatraz” are denouncing the conditions at the new immigration detention facility in Florida, prompting Italian lawmakers to speak on their behalf. Italy’s ...
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'A lot of money': Analysis details how Trump’s 'dumb ideas' will cost taxpayers a fortune
Columnist Bill Press tells the Hill he misses the days when Democrats and Republicans were party adversaries, but not enemies ...
Environmentalists’ lawsuit to halt ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ filed in wrong court, Florida official says
Florida’s top emergency official asked a federal judge on Monday to resist a request by environmentalists to halt an ...
Gavin Newsom says Alcatraz will reopen the ‘same day Trump releases the Epstein files’
A spokesperson dismissed the idea previously touted by the president, following a visit to the island by Interior Secretary ...
Majority oppose the way Trump is using detention facilities: CBS poll
A majority of Americans oppose the way President Trump is using migrant detention facilities amid his broader crackdown on immigration, according to a new CBS News/YouGov poll. When asked in the ...