The camp's design effectively leverages its environment: Caged units are closed enough to keep people imprisoned but open ...

The tents, beds and pens have been erected in the Florida Everglades, and hundreds of migrants have been shipped to the ...

Kristi Noem, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, said in an announcement that spinoff facilities are currently underway.

"Alligator Alcatraz" got off to a speedy start, but how much will it cost to keep the immigration detention center going?

The seven articles below about Alligator Alcatraz focus on conditions, motivations, and controversies surrounding the Everglades detention facility. Catch up with the coverage below.

(NewsNation) — With the recent opening of the “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center in Florida, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is looking at expansion for other states ...

Florida's Everglades migrant detention facility has officially been named "Alligator Alcatraz." The facility, a repurposed airport, was quickly constructed and opened within two weeks, sparking ...

Alligator Alcatraz became a reality on social media when Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the idea June 19. Since then, both the federal and state governments have pushed forward ...

It was her second visit as she first toured Alligator Alcatraz when President Donald Trump visited July 1. "I saw a facility that was clean, that had plenty of personnel working," she said.