Detainees being held at the newly opened “ Alligator Alcatraz ” detention center in Florida say conditions are dire, with scarce food, no water to bathe, and constant bright lights making it ...

People held at the brand new Florida immigration detention center that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” say worms ...

A state-run detention facility for migrants has opened in the Florida Everglades. Alligator Alcatraz — that is the official name — was assembled in eight days and opened on July 1. President Donald ...

Alligator Alcatraz, located at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Big Cypress National Preserve, opened in early July 2025 following rapid construction.

The proposed Everglades detention center, deemed Alligator Alcatraz, has a lot of red flags. There are the glaring issues, including problems of environmental injustice — putting 5,000 ...

Newly-released aerial photos taken over the remote airport site of the state-built migrant detention facility “Alligator Alcatraz” led environmental groups to question whether it contradicted ...

In pursuit of immigration enforcement, the DeSantis administration quickly seized Everglades land to construct the center. A fleet of trucks transported crucial equipment into the sensitive area.

But it’s clear top GOP leaders think “Alligator Alcatraz” is an idea they can literally sell to devoted Republicans to help fill campaign coffers.

Detainees at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” report being relentlessly swarmed by mosquitoes in the Everglades-based illegal immigration detention facility.

Immigrant detainees and their loved ones are denouncing what they allege are terrible conditions — including a lack of water, issues with electricity and copious mosquitoes — at the state ...