GOP congressman claims ICE detention centers are ‘pretty friggin’ nice’ as concerns rise about conditions - While Democrats are concerned by the conditions of the immigration detention facilities, Rep ...

How DeSantis administration blindsided county officials with plans for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ - More than 100 emails expose the extent to which authorities in southwest Florida were left unaware of plan ...

These articles share insights into Alligator Alcatraz, the migrant detention center in Florida. The takeaways focus on construction, politics and the controversial location. See the stories below.

While the state is preparing for a second immigration site, Gov. Ron DeSantis said the Camp Blanding location is still on ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration left many local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center that ...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has officially filed a class-action lawsuit against President Donald Trump's ...

But data and news reports about the first month’s arrivals show the majority of Alligator Alcatraz’s detainees do not have U.S. criminal convictions.  President Donald Trump, federal officials and ...

The location of Trump's immigrant detention center has a painful history of incarceration, abuse, and private interests.

A lawsuit claims detainees at Florida’s 'Alligator Alcatraz' are denied legal access, with no way to challenge their ...

Without permanent structures, electricity or running water, logistical headaches have emerged at “Alligator Alcatraz.” ...

The tents, beds and pens have been erected in the Florida Everglades, and hundreds of migrants have been shipped to the detention facility the state is calling Alligator Alcatraz. Now what?

Several immigrant detainees described high tension and anxiety at the remote, hastily constructed facility over a lack of ...