Gov. Ron DeSantis' rebuke of an audit of Alligator Alcatraz show him backtracking on past comments and making claims industry analysts dispute.
"You don't expect them to be used in countries that have reasonable rule of law standards," said Juan E. Méndez, a former United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture ...
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Last summer, a symbol of President Donald Trump’s campaign against illegal immigration quickly appeared amid the vast Florida Everglades. Less than a year later, the detention ...
News that the last detainee could leave the facility within days comes after a federal judge ordered the detention center to wind down operations.
Environmental groups sued to block the build-out of an immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades, dubbed 'Alligator Alcatraz' The federal jud ...
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 is reportedly on the brink of shutting down for good nearly a year after the facility opened.
Some contributions from contractors occurred just days before or after the companies landed major state contracts. Fans can ...
Florida’s governor is seeking to downplay the DHS’ findings about the treatment of immigrant detainees at his state’s now-shuttered facility.
The Florida Everglades immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” has served its purpose, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday, closing the makeshift facility heralded by the Trump ...
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.