What they’re trying to do, at the end of the day, is pretend like this facility is not governed by federal law,”  said one ...

The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida cites "significant concerns about environmental degradation" and threats to "traditional and ...

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

The creation of President Donald Trump's new migrant detention facility in Florida -- dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" -- has ...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention standards are difficult to enforce because they aren’t written into law. Rather than follow a uniform standard, detention centers operate under a ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has already signed at least $245 million in state contracts to set up and run the ...

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 ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is set to distribute $608 million to states for the construction of immigrant ...

President Donald Trump visits "Alligator Alcatraz," a new detention facility in the Florida Everglades surrounded by alligators and pythons, set to house up to 5,000 migrants.

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.

President Donald Trump to head to Florida for opening of "Alligator Alcatraz" detention facility in the Everglades, supported by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis but opposed by environmentalists and critics.

Workers install a sign reading "Alligator Alcatraz" at the entrance to a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility on Thursday, July 3, 2025, in Ochopee, Florida.