The state is preparing a second detention facility at a state prison as a federal judge decides the fate of the “Alligator ...

We want to process, stage, and then return illegal aliens to their home country. That is the name of the game,' the Florida ...

Two separate lawsuits could halt plans for “Alligator Alcatraz,” the controversial makeshift immigrant detention center in Florida’s swampy Everglades.

On Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida will soon be opening another immigration detention facility in the ...

Just weeks after opening Alligator Alcatraz, Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled plans for a second migrant ...

The entrance to the state-managed immigration detention center dubbed Alligator Alcatraz, located at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in the Florida Everglades on August 03, 2025 in ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the planned facility, which is expected to hold 1,300 beds, will be operational “soon.” ...

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration is preparing to open a second immigration detention facility at a state ...

The hearings got tense at times, with District Judge Kathleen Williams sharply questioning state and federal officials about ...

The new immigration detention center will be located at the Baker Correctional Institution in Sanderson, Florida. The ...

The successor to "Alligator Alcatraz" will be housed at the Baker Correctional Institution, a state prison about 43 miles west of downtown Jacksonville.