Florida, Alligator Alcatraz and Deportation Depot
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A federal judge ordered a two-week halt to construction at the site while she considers whether it violates environmental laws.
Just weeks after opening Alligator Alcatraz, Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled plans for a second migrant detention center to
Two separate lawsuits could ensure detainees have proper access to their legal counsel or shut down operations at the controversial makeshift immigrant detention center in Florida’s swampy Everglades.
Already this year, Judge Kathleen Williams has blocked a new Florida law that criminalizes undocumented immigrants and held Attorney General James Uthmeier in contempt of court.
A federal judge in Miami will continue to hear arguments Monday over whether detainees at Florida’s temporary immigrant detention center dubbed Alligator Alcatraz have been denied their legal rights.
Federal judges in Miami to hear arguments over legal rights violations at Florida's Alligator Alcatraz detention center.
Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., listens during a roundtable at "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, July 1, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla. (AP)
Sarasota County sheriff's deputies who have received training from U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement have been posted to Alligator Alcatraz.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday that the Department of Homeland Security has started flying migrants out of the “Alligator Alcatraz" detention facility.
Forget GEO Group Stadium, protesters started a movement 12-years ago to make sure another name caught on where Florida Atlantic would play: "Owlcatraz."
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