everglades

‘Who’s running the show?’ is a key question in ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ challenge

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.

Trump plans to visit Florida’s new migrant detention center, ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that the facility should be "ready for business" by the time Trump visits on Tuesday — despite the protests of pro-immigration, Indigenous and environmental groups.

What to know about ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ Florida migrant detention center in progress

Florida's attorney general says the facility is on track to open in early July, at a little-used airfield in the Everglades. Environmental activists hope they can repeat history and stop the project.