Alcatraz was first used as a jail during the American Civil War. It later became a federal penitentiary in 1934, closing less than 30 years later.

Attorney General Pam Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum toured Alcatraz as part of the plan to potentially reopen the ...

Alcatraz is one of San Francisco's biggest sightseeing attractions, but on Thursday two members of the Trump administration ...

Republicans Accuse Democrats of Exaggerating Conditions at "Alligator Alcatraz" A recent bipartisan tour of Florida’s new migrant detention facility, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” has ignited a fierce ...

The concept, a product of the go-go 1960's, was killed by an unlikely environmental pioneer, President Richard Nixon ...

In a matter of days, an isolated training airport in the Everglades where endangered Florida panthers roam became a sprawling immigration detention center christened “Alligator Alcatraz ...

Americans aren't on board with the Everglades detention center, according to a new YouGov poll released Thursday.

Uthmeier is running in 2026 to keep the job he was appointed to and have some wondering whether he'd face a challenge from other Florida Republicans.

Florida has converted an isolated airport in the Everglades into a massive immigration detention center called "Alligator Alcatraz." The facility was built in less than two weeks, with the first ...

Five state legislators were denied entry to “Alligator Alcatraz,” in a stunning act raises questions about activities behind the fences surrounding the controversial facility.

Florida lawmakers worried about “humanitarian concerns” were denied entry into the new detention center dubbed as “Alligator Alcatraz” Thursday, just hours after the arrival of its first ...

TALLAHASSEE — A group of Florida lawmakers was barred from entering Alligator Alcatraz, the state-run detention facility for migrants in the Florida Everglades, Thursday afternoon.