In pursuit of immigration enforcement, the DeSantis administration quickly seized Everglades land to construct the center. A fleet of trucks transported crucial equipment into the sensitive area. Meanwhile, environmentalists sued to prevent the facility from operating, citing potential ecological damage. See the stories below.

More questions arise over how Florida’s newest immigration detention center is being funded by the Trump administration.

Alligator Alcatraz isn't just stupid and cruel. It echoes Florida's racist past. | Opinion For starters, making jokes about feeding people to alligators was what racists used to do during the Jim ...

Governor Ron DeSantis and President Donald Trump toured 'Alligator Alcatraz' on Tuesday.The detention center in the Florida Everglades boo

Constructed in eight days with an annual budget of $450 million, the "Alligator Alcatraz" migrant detention camp in Florida is already feeling the strain, in this video from Democratic candidate for Orlando Mayor Anna Eskamani.

Post readers break down the Trump administration’s expensive immigration policies and cuts to humanitarian aid.

Trump to visit 'Alligator Alcatraz' on Tuesday, DeSantis says. After signing Florida's state budget Monday in Wildwood, Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke at length about the immigration detention center ...

History of the Big Cypress land where "Alligator Alcatraz" is being built. According to the Florida National Parks Association, humans have inhabited the Big Cypress Swamp – the wetlands that ...