Alligator Alcatraz

Florida environmentalists take fight against ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ to courts

Another powerful group has petitioned to join a federal lawsuit to shut down the Everglades migrant detention camp known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” given that the state has given no end date, and no assurances that this will not become a permanent facility.

Gov. DeSantis appoints Blaise Ingoglia as Florida’s new chief financial officer

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday appointed state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia as Florida’s new chief financial officer, elevating the conservative lawmaker to a powerful cabinet post that oversees state finances, insurance regulation and emergency response operations.

Questions remain over who exactly is being held at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Just days after lawmakers toured Alligator Alcatraz for the first time, Local 10 News is working to uncover who exactly is being detained at the facility.

Republicans tour Alligator Alcatraz and joke detainees shouted, ‘Vote Trump!’

Florida Sen. Blaise Ingoglia wore a University of Florida golf polo with an alligator icon to a guided tour of Alligator Alcatraz on Saturday in Collier County.

Demonstrators outside Alligator Alcatraz describe scene as ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘sad’

Andrew Closson was among the civilians standing outside the Alligator Alcatraz on Saturday afternoon in Collier County.

Miami archbishop blasts ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ ‘corrosive’ rhetoric targeting immigrants

Miami’s top Catholic leader is speaking out about the state’s “Alligator Alcatraz” migrant detention center, calling it alarming and “intentionally provocative.”

Lawmaker doesn’t think Saturday’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ tour will paint true picture of facility

Local 10 News heard from Florida lawmakers Friday who are suing the state for access to the “Alligator Alcatraz” migrant detention facility, just hours before they join fellow Democrats and Republicans on a tour of the controversial center.

Lawsuit filed after Florida lawmakers turned away from ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ facility

South Florida lawmakers are demanding answers about what’s happening inside a controversial migrant detention site some have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” as concerns mount over the treatment of hundreds being held at the remote Everglades Detention Center.

Attorney says she was denied access to client at Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention site

Roughly 600 people are currently being detained at the migrant detention facility in South Florida known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” authorities told Local 10 News Wednesday.

Environmentalists raise concerns over latest work done at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Newly-released aerial photos taken over the remote airport site of the state-built migrant detention facility “Alligator Alcatraz” led environmental groups to question whether it contradicted officials’ claims that no new construction would be done at the site.

This Week in South Florida: Shevrin Jones

It’s no secret that Florida’s Democratic lawmakers are opposed to everything about the new migrant detention center built in the Florida Everglades that has been dubbed ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’

This Week in South Florida: Daniel Perez

The migrant detention center built in the Florida Everglades dubbed ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is open and operating despite many protests and a lawsuit.

Broward rally calls for immigration reform, protests detention center known as ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

A coalition of immigration rights organizations and elected officials rallied outside the Broward Transitional Center on Saturday, calling for expanded protections for immigrants and an end to deportation policies that they say dehumanize working families.