Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday announced deportation flights had begun to take off from the so-called Alligator Alcatraz ...

Trump campaigned on several promises to tackle illegal immigration but faces a shortage of detention beds. The One Big Beautiful Bill, Trump’s tax and spending plan, passed the Senate during his ...

On MidPoint, Shelley brings you current Florida news and public affairs with a local perspective, and with a definite ...

In Florida, price of immigration "emergency" includes $12,000 plane tickets to Martha's Vineyard and $400-a-night beds at ...

Alligator Alcatraz, a migrant detention center in Big Cypress National Preserve, has opened with a capacity of 3,000 and potential for 5,000 detainees. Security measures include barbed wire ...

Florida officials reveal serious criminal backgrounds of detainees at Alligator Alcatraz facility, including those convicted of murder, sexual assault and gang activity. The facility has ...

A new sign was installed for Alligator Alcatraz, the ICE detention center in the Florida Everglades. Opening day at the Dade-Collier Training Airport site in Ochopee, Florida, was July 1, 2025 ...

Cuban reggaeton artist Leamsy La Figura, arrested last week in Miami-Dade on assault charges, was transferred to South Florida's new immigration detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz in the ...