Alex DeLuca

New from me: Fernando Artese, a 63-year-old Argentine living in Miami, was on his way to a new life in Spain. Now, he’s locked up at Alligator Alcatraz. miaminewtimes.com/news/miami-dad…

He lived in Florida and asked for asylum. ICE sent him to a prison in El Salvador. Now Luis Carlos José Marcano Silva is free — returned to Venezuela, a country he fled. His family is still in the U.S. @AlexLDeLuca @miaminewtimes miaminewtimes.com/news/venezuela…

"Migrants at a Miami immigration jail were shackled with their hands tied behind their backs and made to kneel to eat food from styrofoam plates “like dogs" according to a {Human Rights Watch} report." theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j…

Light pollution from #AlligatorAlcatraz is imperiling the Big Cypress Preserve’s “Dark Sky” status. ⌨️ Alexander Luzula 🗞️ @miaminewtimes miaminewtimes.com/news/how-allig…

The 50 minutes of footage provide a small glimpse into what transpired on November 29, 2023, when two plainclothes police officers fatally shot Osvaldo Cueli. Before one of the arriving officers turned off his BWC audio, he told the two cops, "Good job."miaminewtimes.com/news/miami-off…

A Miami-Dade cop applauded fellow officers moments after they fatally shot Osvaldo Cueli near his property. "Good job," he said with a thumbs up — then shut off his bodycam mic minutes later. @miaminewtimes @naomifeinstein : miaminewtimes.com/news/miami-off…

The Alligator Alcatraz contractors are really trying to scrub their internet mentions. Carlos Duart and Tina Vidal-Duart's article in Brickell Magazine has now disappeared.

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Response to @MiamiHerald / @WLRN investigation into Brightline fatalities: DOT Sec. Duffy says it’s “way too many deaths.” Rep. Frederica Wilson says Brightline is “on the brink of a cease-and-desist order from the citizens of Florida.” @BrittanyWallman miamiherald.com/news/local/art…

The execs profiting from Alligator Alcatraz are quietly scrubbing their photos and bios from company websites. (h/t @Jason_Garcia!) miaminewtimes.com/news/alligator…

SCOOP: The manifests for three legally contested deportation flights to El Salvador contain the names of dozens of people who have not been acknowledged in any way by the US government. Experts following the case say they don't know where these people are 404media.co/flight-manifes…

NEW: Alligator Alcatraz isn’t meant for minors. A 15 year old ended up there anyway. State and federal officials initially deflected questions about the boy being held at the facility, but eventually acknowledged he had been there. w @clurhealy miamiherald.com/news/politics-…

Is Florida Quietly Removing Alligator Alcatraz Contracts from Public Database? On Tuesday, Orlando lawmaker @AnnaForFlorida accessed the documents on the state's FACTs website. The next day, they were gone. miaminewtimes.com/news/is-florid…

We worked on this investigation for a year. If you think you know this story -- you don't. Also - there is a podcast. Search for "Killer Train" on your podcast app or by clicking here: wlrn.org/podcast/killer…