Florida Gov. DeSantis, White House Border Czar Tom Homan and Florida State Board of Immigration Enforcement Executive Director Anthony Coker said today at a news conference that they have zero detainees at the ICE detention center in Big Cypress National Preserve.The groups suing to enforce environm...

After one year of abusing immigrants, the Florida detention center is finally shutting down.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced the closure of the temporary immigration center known as "Alligator Alcatraz."

Conditions at "Alligator Alcatraz" were criticized by lawyers, families and human rights groups who claimed detainees were mistreated.

Florida Gov_ Ron DeSantis has announced the closure of the temporary immigration center known as "Alligator Alcatraz."

Florida will shut down the immigration detention facility known as 'Alligator Alcatraz' after nearly a year of operation, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced...

Immigration advocates said the tents were never safe or humane for holding people. Lawyers described poor physical conditions, including worms in the food, toilets that didn’t…

Florida desmantela el polémico centro para inmigrantes en los Everglades tras un año de denuncias y batallas judiciales

The closure comes just weeks after Florida temporarily evacuated the facility amid concerns that the complex would not withstand hurricane season.

Florida immigration jail that became byword for cruelty and cost state taxpayers $1.2m a day shuts down after a year

Groups Caution That the Facility Reflects Systemic Patterns of Abuse at Other ICE Detention Centers

Florida Gov. DeSantis, White House Border Czar Tom Homan and Florida State Board of Immigration Enforcement Executive Director Anthony Coker said today at a news conference that…

Florida's controversial "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention centre, a symbol of US President Donald Trump's deportation drive, has closed after operating for less than a…

The facility has faced lawsuits from immigrant advocates since it opened.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced the closure of the embattled immigration detention center colloquially known as "Alligator Alcatraz."

The makeshift facility was heralded by the Trump administration and denounced as inhumane by civil rights groups.