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

Immigrants at the Florida detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz were kept in “small metal enclosures” for up to nearly two hours in what the Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog ...

A report from the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general found that some immigrants detained at the ...

The DeSantis administration’s failure to ensure humane standards at Alligator Alcatraz raises alarms about a second state-run immigrant detention facility run out of a shuttered prison in north ...

The U.S. Government Accountability Office found Alligator Alcatraz cost almost three times higher than standard ICE detention centers.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The state-run immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz" violated a host of federal and ...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security report dated Sept. 11 went on to reveal that the cells offered less than ...

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 ...

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

MIAMI — Detainees at a now-closed immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades — known as “Alligator Alcatraz” — were held for up to two hours in small metal enclosures used as “calming areas, ...

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.