Florida lawmakers are touring a controversial immigration detention center in the Everglades. The facility, dubbed "Alligator ...

Democratic lawmakers describe the harsh conditions inside Alligator Alcatraz after they accepted an invite to tour the ...

Deep in the hazardous and ecologically fragile Everglades, hundreds of migrants are confined in cages in a makeshift tent ...

Members of Congress and Florida state lawmakers from both parties visited the facility for the first time since it opened on Saturday.

Democrats also focused on what they said they learned at the facility: They said officials clarified repeatedly that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is “calling the shots” at the detention ...

At the direction of Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida is quickly constructing a $450 million-a-year immigration detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz." ...

Ron DeSantis uses emergency powers to build an immigration detention camp in Florida’s Everglades, sparking debate over executive authority.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is using an emergency order he issued in 2023 to help mobilize the state's response to immigration. [ JEFFEREE WOO | Times ] The speed by which the state is building the ...

Florida DeSantis says 'Alligator Alcatraz' could open as early as Tuesday. A new lawsuit aims to halt it Florida is moving to open an immigration detention center in the Everglades as soon as Tuesday.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis provided an exclusive tour to Fox and Friends co-host Steve Doocy today of the newly approved “Alligator Alcatraz,” a facility designed to house and process undocumented ...

Governor Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday, June 26, 2025, plans for a second immigration detention facility at Camp Blanding near Starke in North Florida.