A state-run detention facility for migrants has opened in the Florida Everglades. Alligator Alcatraz — that is the official name — was assembled in eight days and opened on July 1.

Leavitt said, "The facility is in the heart of the Everglades and will be informally known as 'Alligator Alcatraz.' There's only one road leading in and the only way out is a one-way flight.

Florida Democrats inspected the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigrant detention center, criticizing the $450 million site as environmental groups file lawsuit over ecological concerns.

The “Alligator Alcatraz” facility will house 3,000 migrants but has enough beds for 5,000 detainees, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

Florida lawmakers were denied entry to the Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention center, raising concerns over a possible violation of state law.

The first group of migrants arrived at Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz," which opened just weeks after being proposed by state Attorney General James Uthmeier.

Five state legislators were denied entry to “Alligator Alcatraz,” in a stunning act raises questions about activities behind the fences surrounding the controversial facility.

Concerns rise in Florida over the possibility of minors detained at Alligator Alcatraz, a new migrant detention site in the Everglades facing scrutiny over its safety.

Florida lawmakers worried about “humanitarian concerns” were denied entry into the new detention center dubbed as “Alligator Alcatraz” Thursday, just hours after the arrival of its first ...