Democratic members of the Florida congressional delegation want to stop federal money from flowing to what they described as the “lawless, inhumane immigration detention site” in the

A tribal leader told Newsweek that he and members in the Big Cypress National Preserve of Florida, which is adjacent to the state's Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention center, are seeking legal remedies against officials because environmental efforts are taking "a huge step backward."

A 15-year-old boy with no criminal record was held at “Alligator Alcatraz” for three days after a traffic stop, according to reporting by the Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times. Miami Herald State Government Reporter Ana Ceballos joins Chris Jansing to explain the sequence of events that ended with the boy at the Everglades facility.

Funding originally awarded to a West Baltimore nonprofit food distribution and compost center will instead likely be used for a controversial Florida immigrant detention center known as the Alligator Alcatraz.

Trump administration officials want “Alligator Alcatraz” to be a blueprint, but Democrats are pushing back on expansion

Interviews with several news outlets have documented everything from insect infestations to widespread problems with plumbing. And new evidence has emerged that many of the detainees at Alligator Alcatraz may not even have a criminal record.

At least five Republican governors are reportedly considering building large-scale immigration detention centers modeled after Florida’s