A tribal leader told Newsweek that he and members in the Big Cypress National Preserve of Florida, which is adjacent to the state's Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention center, are seeking legal remedies against officials because environmental efforts are taking "a huge step backward."

The eight Democrats said Thursday they introduced the “No Cages in the Everglades Act." The bill faces long odds of passage in the House, where Republicans hold a 220-212 majority.

Alligator Alcatraz, a migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, is surrounded by swamps infested with dangerous alligators and pythons.

Trump administration officials want “Alligator Alcatraz” to be a blueprint, but Democrats are pushing back on expansion

ACLU files lawsuit against "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration facility in Florida Everglades, alleging detainees are denied legal counsel and face dangerous conditions.

The Florida governor relied on an executive order to seize the land, hire contractors, and bypass laws and regulations.

The Trump administration is taking steps toward reopening Alcatraz to house detained immigrants and criminals. The notorious maximum-security prison in the San Francisco Bay was shuttered in 1963 due

The location of Trump's immigrant detention center has a painful history of incarceration, abuse, and private interests.