Potential effects include increased light and air pollution, habitat degradation for endangered species such as the Florida panther, and waste spills.

The remote facility in the Florida Everglades is expected to cost the state about $450 million annually to operate.

New video shows the moment a small plane crashed in a residential neighborhood in Pembroke Pines, narrowly missing homes and ...

Florida officials should learn from the facility that inspired the state’s newest immigrant detention center, and change course before it’s too late.

Trump said the camp would hold "the most vicious people on the planet," but a list obtained by the Miami Herald and Tampa Bay ...

Alligator Alcatraz became a reality on social media when Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the idea June 19.

Five Florida state lawmakers who were denied access to a new immigration detention center in the Everglades are suing Gov.

The state is inviting lawmakers to visit the migrant detention center, but turned away lawmakers who showed up unannounced.

Five Democratic Florida lawmakers filed a lawsuit Thursday against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Division of ...

Ron DeSantis' ambitious plans for a massive detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Florida Everglades have sparked controversy, drawing accusations of a possible pay-for-play scheme.

Republican states are considering building versions of Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz," a detention facility for illegal ...

Florida Democrat Rep. Angie Nixon visited “Alligator Alcatraz,” a new detention center in Florida built to house migrants, during a tour closed to the media. The congresswoman detailed to CNN’s Victor ...