Freedom Vigils
Week 18 Vigil Outside Alligator Alcatraz, Sunday, November 30.
Join Us. Note new start time of 4:00PM.
RSVP for the free bus to/from Ft. Myers/Naples and the vigil outside Alligator Alcatraz.
Hundreds gather for the weekly vigil outside of Alligator Alcatraz in the Florida Everglades. Solidarity vigils have begun in Tallahassee, Sarasota, and Orlando.
Highlights of vigil press coverage
Sunday vigil at Alligator Alcatraz grows in defiance of Trump’s immigration policy
El Pais, Abel Fernandez, November 7, 2025
‘Sunday church in the Everglades.’ Faith movement grows at Alligator Alcatraz protests
Miami Herald, Lauren Costantino, October 25, 2025
Alligator Alcatraz snaps back to life after judge’s reprieve of migrant jail
The Guardian, Richard Luscombe, October 7, 2025
Religious leaders, Amnesty International USA hold vigil to call for Alligator Alcatraz’s closure
WLRN Public Media/AP News, Sergio R. Bustos, September 21, 2025
Crecen en EU los movimientos de solidaridad con inmigrantes
La Jornada, David Brooks, September 5, 2025
Shut it Down, Every Sunday they come to pray outside Alligator Alcatraz
Miami Herald, Lauren Constantino, August 20, 2025
Faith leaders rally weekly at Alligator Alcatraz, urge humane treatment for detainees
Naples Daily News/Gannett News, August 10 story