Florida’s hard-right governor is trying to distance himself from the notorious detention center as public opinion sours ...

Is Alligator Alcatraz winding down, closing? Florida U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost visited the immigrant detention center May 26.

Maikel Rojas was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in October 2025 after showing up for a routine, court-mandated annual check-in at the Miramar immigration office.

Recent headlines about Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration detention center have centered on funding disputes, reimbursement rules, environmental reviews, and a contested $608 million price tag ...

Buses carrying detained immigrants depart from Alligator Alcatraz at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla. Photo by Matias J. Ocner ...

The Trump administration and Florida officials have discussed closing a Florida immigration detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz." ...

A Florida congresswoman condemned what she described as "inhumane conditions" inside Alligator Alcatraz after touring the immigration detention center built in the Florida Everglades. U.S. Rep. Debbie ...