Environmentalists raise concerns over latest work done at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – Newly-released aerial photos taken over the remote airport site of the state-built migrant detention facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” led environmental groups to question whether it contradicted officials’ claims that no new construction would be done at the site.

But state officials, late Tuesday, said what appeared to be an area being paved over with asphalt “consisted of a pre-existing cement pad installed more than 50 years ago.”

“Over time, a thin layer of dirt and grass settled on top,” officials said…

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