Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration left many local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center that rose from an isolated airstrip in the Everglades.

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.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has officially filed a class-action lawsuit against President Donald Trump's administration over lack of access to legal counsel and violations of due process for people detained at Florida’s "Alligator Alcatraz.

The first reports from the Florida facility have emerged, with migrants detailing disgusting conditions including no showers, toilets that don't flush - and lots of bugs

Records reviewed by the Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times show that just one in every three detainees at the detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" have a criminal conviction in the United States.

Trump said Alligator Alcatraz was built for the ‘most vicious people on the planet’ — but hundreds of detainees have no criminal record - More than 700 people being held at temporary detention facilit

Since his second term began in January, Donald Trump has been subjected to many dementia rumors, and his latest rambles only got critics fired up for more. The opening of the detention center in South Florida,

EVERGLADES, Florida — President Donald Trump celebrated the speedy construction of “Alligator Alcatraz,” a new immigrant detention facility in the heart of the Florida Everglades, and warned ...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has officially filed a class-action lawsuit against President Donald Trump's administration over lack of access to legal counsel and violations of due process for people detained at Florida’s "Alligator Alcatraz.

President Donald Trump is set to visit Florida’s upcoming controversial immigration detention facility on Tuesday. Nicknamed ‘Alligator Alcatraz’, the facility is located at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport,