Alcatraz was first used as a jail during the American Civil War. It later became a federal penitentiary in 1934, closing less than 30 years later.

The public needs clear, accurate language. The stakes are too high for us to play along with the Trump administration’s ...

Newsweek spoke with the attorney of a detainee and the friend of another. Both described harrowing conditions at the remote facility.

Some people detained at the facility have violent criminal histories. But data and news reports about the first month's ...

ICE data from June 2025 showed 72% of people detained in the agency's facilities had no criminal convictions, although 24.7% ...

Environmental groups and locals including the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida say the center is a big problem.

“Alligator Alcatraz” is the insulting name Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has given the inhumane detention center he has erected ...

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

The Alligator Alcatraz facility has received heavy pushback and a legal challenge, as well as garnering additional political stock and attention for the national profile of both Florida Governor ...

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

But data and news reports about the first month’s arrivals show the majority of Alligator Alcatraz’s detainees do not have U.S. criminal convictions.  President Donald Trump, federal officials and ...