Did Alligator Alcatraz save Florida money? DeSantis defends $1.2B cost

Gov. Ron DeSantis' rebuke of an audit of Alligator Alcatraz show him backtracking on past comments and making claims industry ...

'Alligator Alcatraz' cost taxpayers more, federal report says

Another federal government report found that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement dramatically expanded immigration, which led to what the report describes as wasteful spending of potentially ...

'Alligator Alcatraz' detainees were held in small metal cages, federal report says

'Alligator Alcatraz' detainees were held in small metal cages, federal report says - Detainees at a now-closed immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades — known as “Alligator Alcatraz” — ...
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DHS report on ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ gives DeSantis a black eye on his way out

Florida’s governor is seeking to downplay the DHS’ findings about the treatment of immigrant detainees at his state’s ...

Activist confronts Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar over 'Alligator Alcatraz' as DHS report raises concerns

A South Florida activist whose father was detained at the state-run immigrant detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” confronted Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar over her support of the facility, as a ...
CNN

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ put detainees in metal cages labeled ‘calming areas,’ watchdog finds

Nearly 80 immigrant detainees who were held at Florida’s makeshift detention center, known as Alligator Alcatraz, were briefly held in small metal enclosures for “periods ranging from several minutes ...

Detainees confined to small metal cages at Alligator Alcatraz, report finds

"While it adheres to all federal standards for criminal confinement, we'd make it even smaller if we could," said Alex Lanfranconi, governor's director of communications ...
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Report: Watchdog finds 'significant risks' at Alligator Alcatraz

The new report cited 'significant risks' to migrants' health and safety at the Everglades immigration detention center.

Inside Alligator Alcatraz: Cages, dirty water, other ‘cruel’ conditions

Detainees at Alligator Alcatraz lived in cramped metal cages, drank dirty water, showered in bug-infested bathrooms and were ...
WPLG Local 10

Florida plans to close ‘Alligator Alcatraz’: Report

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — Florida is planning to close Alligator Alcatraz, according to a report from the New York Times. Alligator Alcatraz was opened during the summer of 2025 in the heart of the ...

Alligator Alcatraz had cramped conditions, "small metal enclosures," watchdog finds

DHS's internal watchdog is sharply criticizing conditions in a Florida immigration detention center dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," finding detainees at the now-closed facility were held in "cramped ...

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ used small cages as ‘calming areas,’ report says

Inspectors found the Florida facility did not comply with a variety of national detention standards related to medical care, food service, personal hygiene, and recreation.