Gov. Ron DeSantis has said the location in the rugged and remote Everglades was meant as a deterrent against escape, much ...

An alligator made a meal out of an invasive Burmese python at Shark Valley in the Florida Everglades, near Alligator Alcatraz ...

A federal judge in Miami will hear arguments on Monday in a case over the controversial immigration detention center in the ...

Two separate lawsuits could halt operations at “Alligator Alcatraz,” the controversial makeshift immigrant detention center ...

A lawsuit challenging construction and operations of an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as 'Alligator Alley' has wrapped up with several key questions unanswered.

Environmentalists and the Miccosukee Tribe are urging U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams to issue a preliminary injunction ...

Immigration attorneys and advocates are raising concerns about what they say are inhumane conditions at the "Alligator ...

Artificial light in a world-renowned “dark sky” preserve is just one of the environmental and human health concerns surrounding the facility.

Alligator Alcatraz came to life in June after Florida's attorney general announced on social media that a detention center would be built in Collier.

The hearings got tense at times, with District Judge Kathleen Williams sharply questioning state and federal officials about ...

A state-run detention facility for migrants has opened in the Florida Everglades. Alligator Alcatraz — that is the official name — was assembled in eight days and opened on July 1. President Donald ...

An alligator in the Florida Everglades was seen devouring a Burmese python on Friday, August 8. A volunteer at Shark Valley ...