OCHOPEEE, Fla. — Jessica Namath said she has noticed more traffic than usual out of Alligator Alcatraz, a detention facility running as a state-federal partnership in Ochopee, the heart of the ...

After a federal judge demanded proof, state attorneys filed photos and declarations to show that Alligator Alcatraz is ...

The Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention center in the Everglades has been officially closed and boarded up. Conservation ...

Attorneys representing Gov. Ron DeSantis filed evidence that Alligator Alcatraz was closed, after a federal judge ordered ...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A U.S. congressman who visited the immigration detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz on Tuesday said he saw what he describes as "apparent" signs the facility is ...

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The controversial Everglades facility was quickly opened during Trump's first year in office and received numerous complaints about its apparent inhumane conditions and encroachment on the local ...

A controversial Florida detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" is being permanently shut down. Florida taxpayers may be responsible for the center's high operational costs and environmental ...

An environmental advocacy group dropped a lawsuit against the state after evidence showed Florida had taken down generators ...

Alison is a senior news reporter covering US politics and legal news. President Donald Trump on Sunday celebrated the release of Cuban immigrant Justo Betancourt from the “Alligator Alcatraz” ...