Alligator Alcatraz, the immigration detention center recently opened in Miami-Dade County is in the Florida Everglades, a massive ecosystem that covers more than 2.5 million acres across 16 ...

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. President ...

Alligator Alcatraz in the Florida Everglades faces operational, political, and environmental controversies. Learn about its construction and migrant detainees.

A July 2024 report in the AZ Animals blog sums up the largest alligator population by state: Louisiana: 2 million alligators; Florida: 1.3 million alligators; Texas: 400,000 to 500,000 alligators ...

Florida's new migrant detention center, Alligator Alcatraz, is located in the Everglades and relies on the natural dangers of the area as an escape deterrent. The center's location is home to ...

Alligator Alcatraz, the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, had a special visitor July 1 − President Donald Trump. It marked the first visit back to his home state in two months.