The first detainees arrived July 3 at the facility, which will cost $450 million to operate and consists of tents and trailers surrounded by razor wire.

MIAMI — A state-run detention facility for migrants has opened in the Florida Everglades. Alligator Alcatraz — that is the official name — was assembled in eight days and opened on July 1.

The first group of immigrants has arrived at a new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” a spokesperson for Republican state Attorney ...

In a matter of days, an isolated training airport in the Everglades where endangered Florida panthers roam became a sprawling immigration detention center christened “Alligator Alcatraz,” mod… ...

The airfield was originally designed for much greater things. Founded in the 1960s, the Everglades Jetport was slated to be the largest airport in the world and a hub for supersonic travel.

Founded in the 1960s, the Everglades Jetport was slated to be the largest airport in the world and a hub for supersonic travel.

Ryan Jay is in the studio with a list of new films he's checked out. Find out whether you should watch, stream, or skip these titles! 1. Jurassic World: Rebirth 2. The Old Guard 2 / 3. The Sandman ...

TALLAHASSEE — Among at least nine state contractors involved in the creation of Alligator Alcatraz, the facility in the middle of the Everglades the state has built for immigrant detainees ...

Trump raved about the facility's quick construction as he scanned rows of dozens of empty bunk beds enclosed in cages and warned about the threatening conditions surrounding the facility.

(CNN) — Just months after President Donald Trump’s administration quietly moved to undercut a hardline immigration push by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the two Republican former rivals appeared ...

The Florida Republican Party is selling merchandise touting the Florida migrant detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz" ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit to the site on Tuesday.