The first flights from "Alligator Alcatraz," Florida's controversial immigration detention center nestled in the Everglades, departed this week, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday, July 25. Planes took off while immigration advocates,

The first deportation flights out of Alligator Alcatraz have begun, with about 100 detainees being removed from the country in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security, Florida officials said.

This weekend, lawmakers got their first look inside “Alligator Alcatraz,” the makeshift immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., called the conditions “disturbing and vile,

James Uthmeier is Florida's Attorney General and has deepened the controversy surrounding Donald Trump's immigration policies. He publicly invited ex-partners

Two influential environmental groups suing state officials over construction of Alligator Alcatraz are sounding the alarm over what they say is a “catastrophe” unfolding at the remote site of the state-manage controversial immigration detention facility.

Florida’s controversial Everglades detention centre launches deportation flights as DeSantis pushes for faster removals and expansion

Catholic priests have been barred from providing religious services inside Florida's new migrant detention facility — dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" — nearly three weeks after it opened, said Archbishop Thomas Wenski.

While the new Everglades migrant detention center fends off complaints about its living conditions, some detainees claim guards are also doling out discipline for questioning rules — including standing in the hot Florida sun for extended periods.