A Republican measure blocking new funding for the so-called "Alligator Alcatraz" and "Deportation Depot" migrant lockups unanimously cleared its first House committee hearing Monday.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing back after a House Committee advanced legislation ( PCB TED 26-02) requiring certain emergency money in its proposed budget be used for natural disasters only, and not ...

Attorneys say detainees at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” still struggle to reach their lawyers, despite state claims that ...

New reports show Florida gave $92 million to a single porta-potty company involved with ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ And the state has yet to produce audits required by law on hundreds of ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Two former detainees at an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” testified Wednesday that they could be punished for seeking ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A federal judge in Fort Myers heard testimony Wednesday from former detainees of Alligator Alcatraz, the state-run immigration detention facility located in the Everglades since ...

Renewed allegations of inhumane treatment are surfacing at the state-run immigration detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” located in the middle of the Florida Everglades. NBC6 spoke with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A loader holds a sign reading "Alligator Alcatraz" in its bucket as workers install it on July 3, 2025, at the entrance to the new ...

Two former detainees at an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz" testified Wednesday that they were punished for seeking legal advice and had to use soap ...