News

‘Gravely concerned’: Miami-Dade County mayor presses for access to Alligator Alcatraz
Amid allegations of deplorable conditions in Alligator Alcatraz, mayor of Miami-Dade County asks the feds and state ...
5 things to know about GardaWorld, one of the contractors behind Alligator Alcatraz
GardaWorld, an international security company whose U.S. headquarters are in Boca Raton, is one of several contractors hired ...
Republican donors and Florida’s hurricane know-how helped build ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ so quickly
Florida has converted an isolated airport in the Everglades into a massive immigration detention center called "Alligator ...
Florida vendor receives threats after providing meals at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ build site
An employee said the company isn't setting up the immigration detention site, Alligator Alcatraz, and is only providing meals ...
Republican donors, Florida’s hurricane know-how helped build ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ quickly
The first detainees arrived July 3 at the facility, which will cost $450 million to operate and consists of tents and ...
Opinion
Maxwell: DeSantis spending orgy at Alligator Alcatraz benefits donors
Campaign donors cash in at Alligator Alacatraz as Gov Ron DeSantis uses ’emergency’ declaration to skirt competitive bidding rules for $450 million project ...
Critics have an even more controversial nickname for ICE’s Everglades detention facility: ‘Alligator Auschwitz’
The disparaging, historically loaded nickname for the facility popped up on Bluesky, X and other social media platforms, and ...