The rise of Alligator Alcatraz in Florida hints at broader migrant abuses. Texas might follow suit as mass detention facilities grow nationwide.

Detainees at the Florida immigration facility have reportedly been on a hunger strike for several days, protesting conditions at the center.

Detainees at the controversial immigration facility known as "Alligator Alcatraz" have reportedly been on a hunger strike for more than 10 days, protesting conditions at the center. However, a ...

The rise of Alligator Alcatraz in Florida hints at broader migrant abuses. Texas might follow suit as mass detention facilities grow nationwide.

Governor Ron DeSantis speaks to reporters during a press conference on the airplane runway of Alligator Alcatraz in Ochopee , Florida on Friday, July 25, 2025.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday announced deportation flights had begun to take off from the so-called "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention facility in the Everglades.

In comments from the Alligator Alcatraz site on Friday, DeSantis said several hundred detainees had been deported from the facility by DHS. He added that Florida is working on establishing makeshift ...

7News cameras captured participants in Sunday’s interfaith prayer vigil outside the gates of the immigrant detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” united in their call for compassion ...

Attorneys who brought the lawsuit will argue that holding detainees at Alligator Alcatraz without charges, and without access to immigration courts, is in violation of their constitutional rights.

'Alligator Alcatraz' is a rebrand of an age-old threat and a euphemism for cruelty wrapped in a bad joke.

Lawyers seeking a temporary restraining order against an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades say that “Alligator Alcatraz” detainees have been barred from meeting attorneys.

Lawyers and detainees say immigration judges at Krome in Miami are canceling hearings because the court does not have jurisdiction over Alligator Alcatraz detainees.