"I think they really want to shut the doors and walk away and pretend it never happened," one attorney said.

Florida's Alligator Alcatraz immigration facility has closed, but lawsuits, environmental damage, and abuse allegations remain unresolved. The post Ron DeSantis Says Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Is ...

Former detainees managed to smuggle out of the center a diary, an electronic wristband, a silicone cup and other items from ...

Detainees at an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” have been transferred ...

Vendors are winding down at Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' but officials refuse to confirm if the closure is permanent.

Alligator Alcatraz, the controversial detention center constructed in 2025 in the Florida Everglades, could be on the verge of closing. Operating costs for the facility have escalated, with Florida ...

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava recently announced the administration’s intent to pursue the sale and transfer of all county-controlled lands at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition A ...

Less than a year after launching with its own merchandise line, "Alligator Alcatraz" is officially shutting down.

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Miami-Dade County plans to pursue permanent environmental protection for the land used by the Alligator Alcatraz detention facility. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the mission of the controversial ...

Kristi Noem’s flagship project Alligator Alcatraz sits empty as detainees forced to move out - Ex-DHS secretary envisioned similar ICE jails across the country but Florida’s cage-filled tents in the E ...

Aerial view of structures including gigantic tents built at Alligator Alcatraz in Ochopee, Florida, on July 4, 2025. Pedro Portal pportal@miamiherald.com Alligator Alcatraz ended the same way it began ...