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

The eight Democrats said Thursday they introduced the “No Cages in the Everglades Act." The bill faces long odds of passage ...

On MidPoint, Shelley brings you current Florida news and public affairs with a local perspective, and with a definite ...

The remote facility in the Florida Everglades is expected to cost the state about $450 million annually to operate.

Gov. Ron DeSantis insists detainees at the controversial Alligator Alcatraz are treated fairly and even offered a free flight home. But after touring the facility themselves, Democrats on Capitol ...

There may or may not be a stretch of pavement in the Everglades that exposes an alleged lie about Florida Governor Ron ...

Dubbed the “No Cages in the Everglades Act,” the six-page bill was sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston ...

The state of Florida has opened a migrant detention center in the Everglades. Its official name is Alligator Alcatraz, a ...

Cuban reggaeton artist Leamsy La Figura, arrested last week in Miami-Dade on assault charges, was transferred to South ...

A group of Florida Democrats in Congress introduced a bill to cut off funding for Alligator Alcatraz and any immigration detention facility located in or near the Everglades. The bill aims to ensure ...

Explore how the Alligator Alcatraz detention center impacts South Florida’s environment, culture, and politics in the Everglades region.

More questions arise over how Florida’s newest immigration detention center is being funded by the Trump administration.