Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is racing ahead with construction of a makeshift immigration detention ...

Tribal nations with ancestral ties to the land are denouncing the development of 'Alligator Alcatraz' in Big Cypress National ...

Here is a brief history of the land where Florida officials and the federal government are building "Alligator Alcatraz." ...

Florida officials are pursuing plans to build a second detention center to house immigrants, as part of the state’s ...

The detention facility, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” due to its location, was spearheaded by Florida Attorney General James ...

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is getting pushback from environmentalists who say they were "blindsided" by his ...

The second center would be at Camp Blanding, a Florida National Guard training site southwest of Jacksonville.

An immigration detention facility located at an isolated Everglades airfield surrounded by mosquito-, python- and ...

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier’s proposal to detain immigrants in the Everglades is a stunt.

Governor Ron DeSantis​ pushed back against those concerns Wednesday, insisting the facility will have no long-term impact.

The governor said announcements about plans to build immigration detention centers are expected "very, very quickly." ...