A lawsuit claims detainees at Florida’s 'Alligator Alcatraz' are denied legal access, with no way to challenge their detention or contact attorneys.

During an hours-long visit on Tuesday, President Donald Trump and top state and federal officials celebrated the opening of the new Florida-run immigration detention center in the Everglades as a major milestone in a joint mass deportation campaign.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced plans for a second immigration detention center at ... To place things into perspective, the “Alligator Alcatraz” facility, designed to hold up to 5,000 detainees, was created in roughly one week under the ...

But data and news reports about the first month’s arrivals show the majority of Alligator Alcatraz’s detainees do not have U.S. criminal convictions.  President Donald Trump, federal officials and Florida Republicans touted the remote Everglades immigration detention centers — dubbed Alligator Alcatraz — as a place to detain people deemed the "worst of the worst.

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is demanding access and oversight authority at the controversial Alligator Alcatraz detention facility in the Everglades, citing health, safety, legal and environmental concerns surrounding the state-run compound built on county-owned land.

Rainwater was seen seeping into the migrant detention center and onto cables on the floor after a rainstorm, according to video.

More than 100 emails obtained exclusively by Tallahassee-based reporter Kate Payne revealed how local officials in southwest Florida were blindsided by

Members of Florida’s legislature have been invited to “Alligator Alcatraz,” the controversial immigration detention facility in the Everglades, this weekend. NBC New Reporter at WTVJ, Hatzel ...