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New Report Exposes Torture, Abuse, and Medical Neglect in Florida Migrant Jails
An Amnesty official noted that the abusive conditions the organization observed at the facilities “are not isolated.”
US Executions May Reach Their Highest Rate Since 2010. Florida Has Had the Most.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed 15 death warrants this year in the state with the second-largest death row population.
Republicans Pushed Hundreds of Bills This Year to Curtail Local Governments
As Trump wages war on US cities, GOP-led states have swiftly passed an array of laws threatening their autonomy.
Florida Awarded $608 Million Grant for Migrant Jails Under FEMA Program
The state will also get $38 million from ICE for equipment and transportation involved in detaining non-citizens.
DHS Plans More State-Run Extrajudicial Black Sites Like “Alligator Alcatraz”
Homeland Security's Kristi Noem mentioned plans to build similar immigration jails in Arizona, Nebraska, and Louisiana.
Noem Expedited Disaster Aid to Tourist Attraction After Wealthy Donor Intervened
As others languished without FEMA's help, Noem flew to Florida to tout the $11 million project and meet with the donor.
Black Student Punched by Florida Cop During Traffic Stop Files Federal Lawsuit
“I feared for my life,” said William McNeil Jr., whose video of Jacksonville police attacking him went viral.
Trump-Appointed Judges Block Order to Shut Down “Alligator Alcatraz”
Critics slammed the move, calling the jail an environmental threat that “has been functioning as an extrajudicial site.”
Florida Is Dropping All Vaccine Mandates, State’s Surgeon General Says
Currently, all states require schoolchildren to receive vaccines against polio, measles, and other diseases.
Faculty Want Answers on University Supplying Equipment for “Alligator Alcatraz”
The disclosure intensified existing anger over the university’s police partnership with ICE and ongoing labor disputes.