Miccosukee Tribe
Coverage of Miccosukee Tribe in the Nexus archive.
- Miccosukee Tribe wants ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ — but Miami doesn’t have the land back
The Miccosukee Tribe seeks to conserve the 'Alligator Alcatraz' site in the Everglades, but Miami-Dade County cannot transfer the land as it remains under state control. The DeSantis administration seized the land last summer, delaying the county's plans to sell or transfer it for environmental protection.
- Advocates demand inquiry into Florida’s recently closed Alligator Alcatraz detention center
Environmentalists and immigrant-rights advocates demand an independent investigation into the environmental damage caused by Florida’s recently closed Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention center. The demand was made by groups including Friends of the Everglades and the Miccosukee Tribe, with the facility’s 12-month operation criticized as a waste of taxpayer dollars and an abuse of the Everglades.