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.

Five state Democratic lawmakers, who were denied entry to Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” earlier this month, sued Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) on Thursday, arguing he didn’t ...

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

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

The first detainees arrived July 3 at the facility, which will cost $450 million to operate and consists of tents and ...

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

In a surprising and possibly unlawful act, five state legislators were denied entry Thursday into a taxpayer-funded migrant detention center deep in the Everglades, raising questions about what will ...

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

Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit last week, accompanied by the request for a ...

A new state-run immigration detention center nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz” is set to open Tuesday in the Everglades.

The facility has given a political boost to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his allies, while activist groups have protested ...