A tribal leader told Newsweek that he and members in the Big Cypress National Preserve of Florida, which is adjacent to the ...

Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-Fla.) was among a group of lawmakers given a tour of the controversial immigration detention ...

Some people detained at the facility have violent criminal histories. But data and news reports about the first month’s ...

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

Environmental groups and locals including the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida say the center is a big problem.

Gov. Ron DeSantis awarded $20 million in no-bid contracts, including nearly $500,000 for an emergency radio system that was ...

Nearly three dozen 911 calls have been made from an immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, and new records are shedding some light on what the calls are about.

Plan raises debate about treatment of detainees and need for immigration reform 4 the Record broadcast July 20, 2025 ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis claims that the newly opened “Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center has “zero impact" on the Everglades and restoration efforts. However, environmental groups and ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis defended Friday the state agency that constructed the Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention center without fully notifying local officials.

These articles share insights into Alligator Alcatraz, the migrant detention center in Florida. The takeaways focus on construction, politics and the controversial location. See the stories below.