Florida lawmakers worried about “humanitarian concerns” were denied entry into the new detention center dubbed as “Alligator Alcatraz” Thursday, just hours after the arrival of its first group of ...

The lawmakers said state officials flatly denied them entry to the immigration detention facility Thursday afternoon and ...

While officials call the facility temporary, opponents fear it could become permanent, further threatening the fragile ...

Citing state statutes that grant them access to other types of detention centers, the lawmakers hoped to assess potential ...

A group of Democratic state lawmakers from Florida were turned away from “Alligator Alcatraz” by authorities Thursday, after ...

The group of Democratic state senators and representatives said they wanted to exercise their statutory right as lawmakers to ...

Blazing lights, sewage: 55 years later, Alligator Alcatraz steamrolls Marjory Stoneman Douglas-led effort to keep the ...

Florida lawmakers argued state law grants elected officials access to inspect state-operated facilities without approval, but the Florida Division of Emergency Management denied their request.

The first group of immigrants has arrived at a new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed ...

As part of the so-called “ Big, Beautiful Bill” passed Thursday, Congress appropriated approximately $170 billion to fund the ...

Americans aren't on board with the Everglades detention center, according to a new YouGov poll released Thursday.

Florida Democratic lawmakers are traveling to inspect the site as they bristle over the idea of children detained.