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Alligator Alcatraz, a migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, is surrounded by swamps infested with dangerous ...

Since Alligator Alcatraz, a detention facility nestled deep in the Florida Everglades, was proposed in June, it has sparked a ...

An advisor to the Miccosukee Tribe says Gov. Ron DeSantis is threatening his legacy as an environmentalist by leading the way ...

Protesters lined the streets on Saturday as lawmakers from both sides of the aisle arrived at the immigration detention ...

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 ...

Alligator Alcatraz, the migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, is surrounded by swamps infested with massive Burmese pythons.

These articles share insights into Alligator Alcatraz, the migrant detention center in Florida. The takeaways focus on construction, politics and the controversial location. See the stories below.

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