More than a month after Florida opened "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Everglades, the state and ICE signed an updated agreement spelling out how state corrections officials should handle federal ...

Saying existing law does not provide adequate and independent oversight of the Florida’s Department of Corrections (FDC), two ...

A federal judge on Thursday ordered a two-week halt to construction at an immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” as she considers whether it violates ...

The judge said the addition of lighting, paving, fencing, fill, and other building on the site must stop while she hears a challenge to the facility brought by environmental groups. However, ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is preparing to open a second immigration detention facility dubbed “Deportation Depot” at a state prison as a federal judge ...

TALLAHASSEE — As a federal judge weighs whether to temporarily shut down Alligator Alcatraz, the DeSantis administration is making plans to turn a vacant North Florida prison into an immigration ...

Amid legal wrangling over a "Alligator Alcatraz," controversial center in South Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday said the state plans to use a shuttered prison in North Florida to boost ...

From "Alligator Alcatraz" to a new "Deportation Depot," Florida says it is leading the way in enforcing federal immigration laws. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that the state will open ...

Judge orders temporary halt to construction at Florida's ‘Alligator Alcatraz' The facility can continue to operate and hold detainees for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, but workers will be ...

Rana Mourer waves an American flag outside of the migrant detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, Saturday, July 12, 2025 in Ochopee, Fla.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — More than a month after Florida opened “Alligator Alcatraz” in the Everglades, the state and ICE signed an updated agreement spelling out how state corrections officials should ...