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The Chaotic Early Days Inside Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center
Several immigrant detainees described high tension and anxiety at the remote, hastily constructed facility over a lack of ...
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'Alligator Alcatraz' Funded by Taxpayer Money Intended for Florida's Hurricane Response, Disaster Preparedness: Report
Gov. Ron DeSantis awarded $20 million in no-bid contracts, including nearly $500,000 for an emergency radio system that was ...
Inside Florida's Alligator Alcatraz: What we know about the immigrant detention center
How many inmates at Florida's Alligator Alcatraz? How many people in a cell? Where do they eat? Who works there? Is there air ...
Alligator Alcatraz Is a 'Huge Step Backward,' Native Tribal Leader Warns
A tribal leader told Newsweek that he and members in the Big Cypress National Preserve of Florida, which is adjacent to the ...
Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost visited ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ This is what he saw
Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-Fla.) was among a group of lawmakers given a tour of the controversial immigration detention ...
Standards for ICE detention centers like Alligator Alcatraz are not consistently applied
“In most respects, ICE facilities operate with less consistent oversight and legal accountability than state or federal ...
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Immigration advocates say ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ blocks legal access for migrants
Attorneys say armed guards, insufficient phone accessibility and “abysmal conditions” violate the due process rights of those ...
Lawsuit alleges ‘Alligator Alcatraz' detainees have no access to immigration attorneys
A 38-page complaint spells out how people detained at the state-run Everglades detention center are reportedly not getting ...
The Dark History That Predates Trump’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The location of Trump's immigrant detention center has a painful history of incarceration, abuse, and private interests.