But data and news reports about the first month’s arrivals show the majority of Alligator Alcatraz’s detainees do not have U.S. criminal convictions.  President Donald Trump, federal officials and ...

This is an unprecedented situation where hundreds of detainees are held incommunicado, with no ability to access the courts, ...

Apparently designed to be an immigration deterrence and a display of cruelty, Alligator Alcatraz is much more than ...

A few years ago I came across a profoundly unnerving historical photo: A lineup of terrified, naked Black babies cowered over ...

The location of Trump's immigrant detention center has a painful history of incarceration, abuse, and private interests.

The public needs clear, accurate language. The stakes are too high for us to play along with the Trump administration’s ...

Many detainees at Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz detention center have no criminal record. The Miami Herald obtained a list of over 700 individuals who are either held or are en route to the camp ...

Alligator Alcatraz has triggered pride in the MAGA world, and fury in an unlikely bipartisan mix of South Floridians. Decades ago, bipartisan outrage erupted in a fight over a jetport on the same l… ...

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

Now, in 2025, DeSantis has taken a decidedly different tack by using Florida taxpayer dollars to establish Alligator Alcatraz. The state of Florida has fronted the US$450 million to pay for this ...