Ron DeSantis' ambitious plans for a massive detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Florida Everglades have sparked controversy, drawing accusations of a possible pay-for-play scheme.

A federal judge may pause operations at Alligator Alcatraz as protests grow and nonprofits sue over conditions and impact.

Florida Democrats inspected the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigrant detention center, criticizing the $450 million site as ...

President Donald Trump tours "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ...

The BriefDemocratic legislators seek a court order after being denied entry to Everglades detention center.They argue the governor’s actions violate state law and constitutional checks and ...

Some GOP donors whose companies helped build and will assist in running the facility are being given seven-figure sums.

Inside 'Alligator Alcatraz': ... Political theater is what we're seeing right now,” said Sen. Shevrin ... President Donald Trump’s rapid response team has also defended conditions at the site.

Despite government assurances that Everglades detention camp is temporary, nonprofits continue legal fight to halt so-called ...

Nazi comparisons surge in response to aggressive immigrant detention and enforcement policies, as do rebukes that such ...

Florida Democratic lawmakers are traveling to inspect the site as they bristle over the idea of children detained.

John S.V. Weiss, Spring Hill . Alligator Alcatraz is Florida’s great shame | Column, July 6. Thank you. Kudos to Stephanie Hayes for her column about the disgrace and abomination that is ...

The new immigrant detention center, fast-tracked by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, is located deep in the Everglades wetlands.