What they’re trying to do, at the end of the day, is pretend like this facility is not governed by federal law,” said one ...

"Alligator Alcatraz" got off to a speedy start, but how much will it cost to keep the immigration detention center going?

The remote facility in the Florida Everglades is expected to cost the state about $450 million annually to operate.

The tents, beds and pens have been erected in the Florida Everglades, and hundreds of migrants have been shipped to the ...

Florida’s controversial Everglades detention centre launches deportation flights as DeSantis pushes for faster removals and ...

In July 2025, as officials denied reports of reported "horrific" and "inhumane" conditions inside "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention center in Ochopee, Florida, a claim (archived) ...

The term has reentered the national spotlight following comments about alligators potentially eating immigrant detainees at “Alligator Alcatraz,” a detention center in the Florida Everglades. “You ...

OCHOPEE, Fla. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers condemned Florida's new Everglades immigration detention center after visiting Saturday, describing it as crowded, unsanitary and bug-infested.

A Florida man claiming to have worked at the notorious 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention facility says he was fired for a massive security breach amid concerns about the conditions at the site.

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The Homeland Security secretary is praising Florida for coming forward with an idea that’s been dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” because it would house immigration ...

MIAMI — Democrats on Saturday called for the closure of “Alligator Alcatraz” after touring the controversial pop-up tent immigration detention center that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis quickly ...

OCHOPEE, Fla. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers condemned Florida's new Everglades immigration detention center after visiting Saturday, describing it as crowded, unsanitary and bug-infested.