# Alligator Alcatraz, immigration enforcement in Palm Beach, Florida's state voucher program and Florida Emancipation Day

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Podcast: [The Florida Roundup](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-florida-roundup-1265072)
Published: 2026-05-15T21:48:08+00:00
Episode link: https://www.wlrn.org/podcast/the-florida-roundup/2026-05-15/alligator-alcatraz-immigration-enforcement-in-palm-beach-floridas-state-voucher-program-and-florida-emancipation-day
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Duration seconds: 3026

## Resource

Florida Roundup with New York Times reporter Patricia Mazzei talking about Alligator Alcatraz (1:08). Jake Shore from WLRN talks the Florida Highway Patrol's role in immigration enforcement (12:12). Politico's education reporter Andrew Atterbury joins to talk the state’s voucher program (20:24). We also look at the historical legacy of Florida Emancipation Day ahead of the May 20 anniversary (38:15).

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