"It'd be crazy to try and build a prison out there. Ridiculously expensive, dangerous and also not good for the Bay." The ...

This facility’s purpose fits the classic model, and its existence points to serious dangers ahead for the country.

The concept, a product of the go-go 1960's, was killed by an unlikely environmental pioneer, President Richard Nixon ...

Trump Reunites With Former Political Rival DeSantis at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ The Florida governor is positioning his state as a proving ground for Trump policies By ...

At the direction of Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida is quickly constructing a $450 million-a-year immigration detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz." ...

Opponents call ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ callous, political stunt, ‘DeSantis’ internment camp’ ActionNewsJax.com News Staff Tue, July 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM UTC ...

Reopening Alcatraz is such a quintessentially Trumpian idea that it’s a miracle the president didn’t try to do it before. Locking down offenders in tiny cells on an island surrounded by ...

Discover the ongoing controversy of ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ an immigration detention center in Florida’s Everglades, sparking environmental and political debates.

Critics of Alligator Alcatraz discuss the facility's ability to repel Florida weather, and lawmakers in Florida consider a veto override of HB 1445. Florida’s new immigration detention center ...

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier speaks during a meeting between Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state cabinet at the Florida capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

Construction begins on "Alligator Alcatraz" amid concerns for the environment, and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi engages in a heated exchange over law enforcement mask use. An immigration ...