"History is repeating itself." Nonprofit sues US government over construction of new 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention facility: 'America's worst idea' first appeared on The Cool Down.

“In most respects, ICE facilities operate with less consistent oversight and legal accountability than state or federal prisons or local jails,” Brinkley-Rubinstein said. “ICE detention facilities and people that run them tend to be much less transparent about their operations.”

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."

Nearly three dozen 911 calls have been made from an immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, and new records are shedding some light on what the calls are about.

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

The seven articles below about Alligator Alcatraz focus on conditions, motivations, and controversies surrounding the Everglades detention facility. Catch up with the coverage below.

New reports from detainees and their families at Florida's newly opened migrant detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," describe troubling conditions inside the facility

Conditions at the new immigration detention center in Florida, dubbed 'Alligator Alcatraz,' have raised serious concerns. Reports from detainees describe unsanitary conditions, lack of medical care, and restricted access to attorneys.

The Florida Supreme Court sent another lawsuit from Democratic state lawmakers to the circuit court in Leon County. The lawmakers sued after they were denied entry to the facility on July 3. No hearings have been held or scheduled yet.