“Daily operations at Alligator Alley continue as usual,” a Homeland Security spokesperson wrote in a statement. On June 23, ...

OCHOPEE, Fla. — For weeks, rumors have been circulating that Alligator Alcatraz, the controversial immigration detention facility in the Everglades, is set to close in June. The facility is costing ...

State of Florida and federal officials are discussing the closure of the controversial "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center, according to the New York Times. The detention center, which ...

As the South Florida immigrant detention center winds down, plans for a proposed “Panhandle Pokey” are on ice. Juan Carlos Chavez is the immigration reporter, covering immigration, diverse communities ...

Advocates race to provide detainees with free attorneys as a possible shutdown raises fears of deportations and transfers.

Alligator Alcatraz operations are indeed winding down, according to Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost who made his third visit ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The notorious Florida immigrant detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” may be ...

Each Sunday, for more than 40 weeks, 75 to 200 people have gathered across from Alligator Alcatraz in Ochopee, Florida. They are there to pray, to sing, and to protest the facility in the middle of ...