Gov. Ron DeSantis defended Friday the state agency that constructed the Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention center without fully notifying local officials.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said at a Marco Island event that there won’t be adverse impacts to the Everglades. He’s also not concerned ...

At least five Republican governors are reportedly considering building large-scale immigration detention centers modeled ...

Gov. DeSantis' administration left many local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center built in the ...

Ahead of the attempted site visit, the Democratic lawmakers said, "As lawmakers, we have both the legal right and moral responsibility to inspect this site." ...

A state-run detention facility for migrants has opened in the Florida Everglades. Alligator Alcatraz — that is the official name — was assembled in eight days and opened on July 1.

Dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” by state officials, the facility is located at an isolated airfield about 45 miles (72 kilometers) west of downtown Miami and is surrounded by swamps filled with ...

Video shows first detainees at ‘Alligator Alcatraz'; Lawmakers say they were denied entry Chopper6 captured the first images of what appear to be officials escorting at least two handcuffed ...

The “Alligator Alcatraz” facility will house 3,000 migrants but has enough beds for 5,000 detainees, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.