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The lawsuit in Miami against federal and state authorities is one of two legal challenges to the South Florida detention center which was built more than a month ago by the state of Florida on an isolated airstrip owned by Miami-Dade County.
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David Fischer, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025
The issue over the request for religious services sparked some confusion over which government entity has jurisdiction over the facility at Alligator Alcatraz, the country’s newest, most novel immigration detention center located in an isolated airstrip near the Big Cypress National Preserve.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
Ultimately, the county planning and zoning commission and the county commissioners both approved the use of the pasture as an airstrip.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
An unassuming airstrip, once built to serve supersonic jets but quickly relegated to a training facility, thrummed with activity Monday as tractor trailers unloaded supplies and construction crews worked in the thick humidity to finish building the detention facility.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
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David Fischer, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025
The issue over the request for religious services sparked some confusion over which government entity has jurisdiction over the facility at Alligator Alcatraz, the country’s newest, most novel immigration detention center located in an isolated airstrip near the Big Cypress National Preserve.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
Ultimately, the county planning and zoning commission and the county commissioners both approved the use of the pasture as an airstrip.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
An unassuming airstrip, once built to serve supersonic jets but quickly relegated to a training facility, thrummed with activity Monday as tractor trailers unloaded supplies and construction crews worked in the thick humidity to finish building the detention facility.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
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“Airstrip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airstrip. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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airstrip
noun
air·strip
-ˌstrip 
: a runway without normal air base or airport equipment
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