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Jackie Llanos

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Covering Florida politics and policy (mostly relating to immigration) for @FLPhoenixNews with @statesnewsroom | Roll ‘ders 🕷️

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The majority of the crowd has left the #NoKingsProtest in Tallahassee, but hundreds are still chanting and holding signs in front of the Florida Historic Capitol. More than a thousand showed up starting at 10 a.m.

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Texts I obtained show that, roughly an hour before telling us there would be no boil advisory on the morning of the May water incident, officials did actually plan to issue one. The messages shed light on a hectic and fluid situation inside City Hall. richmond.com/news/local/gov…

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A good lil storm passed over us here at 'Alligator Alcatraz.’ Here's what it looks & sounds like inside one of these tents. The state says the sites here are rated to withstand a category two hurricane (~120mph winds).

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Trump urged additional states to build immigrant detention centers following his tour Tuesday of the 3,000-capacity tent and trailer Everglades facility the DeSantis administration built in eight days. floridaphoenix.com/2025/07/01/tru…

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Florida is moving to solidify its renaming of the training airport where the detention center in the Everglades is located to “Alligator Alcatraz.” But immigrant and environmental advocates and indigenous leaders have criticized the name. floridaphoenix.com/2025/07/03/pus…

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Miami Republican Sen. Ileana Garcia is one of the state lawmakers who plans to tour the immigrant detention center in the Everglades this Saturday. "I've come across some complaints in the media that I'd like to investigate for myself," she told me via text.

Miami Republican Sen. Ileana Garcia is one of the state lawmakers who plans to tour the immigrant detention center in the Everglades this Saturday. 

"I've come across some complaints in the media that I'd like to investigate for myself," she told me via text.
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NEW: The Miami Herald obtained records that give insight into who is being held at the Alligator Alcatraz. A list of roughly 750 names marks about: ◾️250 with immigration violations ◾️260 with pending criminal charges ◾️240 with criminal convictions miamiherald.com/news/local/imm…

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The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida asked Monday to join a lawsuit to stop the further construction and operation of the state-run immigrant detention center in the Everglades. floridaphoenix.com/2025/07/15/mic…

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U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams is now presiding over the suit to halt Florida's detention center in the Everglades. The previous judge recused himself today. This means Williams could order a stop to the detention center that AG Uthmeier has been at the forefront of.