The eight Democrats said Thursday they introduced the “No Cages in the Everglades Act." The bill faces long odds of passage ...

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.

On MidPoint, Shelley brings you current Florida news and public affairs with a local perspective, and with a definite ...

The state of Florida has opened a migrant detention center in the Everglades. Its official name is Alligator Alcatraz, a ...

In Florida, price of immigration "emergency" includes $12,000 plane tickets to Martha's Vineyard and $400-a-night beds at ...

The remote facility in the Florida Everglades is expected to cost the state about $450 million annually to operate.

Capitol reporter Forrest Saunders joins us to discuss Governor DeSantis signing the Florida Budget, the wins and losses. Plus ...

Cuban reggaeton artist Leamsy La Figura, arrested last week in Miami-Dade on assault charges, was transferred to South ...

The tents, beds and pens have been erected in the Florida Everglades, and hundreds of migrants have been shipped to the detention facility the state is calling Alligator Alcatraz. Now what?

Pam Bondi said the island prison is a "fantastic" facility because "no one has been known to escape from Alcatraz and survive ...

“ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ” IS JUST THE LATEST in a series of cruel spectacles that mark Trump’s deportation and detention efforts.

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 ...