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

Deep in the marshy wetlands of the Florida Everglades – less than 50 miles west of President Donald Trump’s Doral resort in ...

Democratic lawmakers condemned Florida's new Everglades immigration detention center after visiting Saturday, describing it ...

A lawsuit claims detainees at Florida’s 'Alligator Alcatraz' are denied legal access, with no way to challenge their detention or contact attorneys.

Trail guide John Kalafarski wears a bug shirt to fend off mosquitoes as he walks a trail in the Everglades near the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz.” Kalafarski and others who live and work in the area ...

The reports reveal a state-run facility built quickly to detain people under Trump-era immigration policies. They highlight ...

ICE detention standards are difficult to enforce because they aren’t written into law. Rather than follow a uniform standard, ...

Alligator Alcatraz is located in a remote region in South Florida, which includes the Florida Everglades and Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area. There are few roads and even fewer towns.

The "Alligator Alcatraz" detention center is expected to cost $450 million a year, a U.S. official told The Associated Press. Snopes archives' contributed to this report. Sources ...

Alligator Alcatraz is not just a moniker designed to sell political merchandise. It is actually the official name of the state-run immigration detention facility that Gov. Ron DeSantis ...

"Alligator Alcatraz" is the nickname for a planned temporary immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades. The site is what Florida State Attorney General James Uthmeier called the ...

EVERGLADES, Fla. (CBS12) — A new detention facility nestled in the heart of the Everglades and surrounded by predators, named "Alligator Alcatraz," was approved by the federal government on ...