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"No, we’re not calling it Alligator Alcatraz. It’s a Florida concentration camp," one prominent copy editor said.
Former prison officials and attorneys questioned and even condemned the Trump administration's new immigrant detention facility in the Florida Everglades.
Fantasizing about Florida alligators eating immigrants is old racism repackaged in a new Alligator Alcatraz detention camp.
Mega-farmer Francis Alfred “Alfie” Oakes III addresses the camera at one of his farms in Collier County. Behind him are ...
When was it a maximum security prison: From 1934 to 1963, Alcatraz was known as the toughest federal prison, designed to house the "worst of the worst" criminals.
When Donald Trump visited Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz', he dropped a big hint that many such detention centers might come ...
Leaders of Florida’s controversial new immigration detention center, Alligator Alcatraz, are pushing back against democratic ...
Opinion. On July 1, President Donald Trump visited a newly unveiled deportation facility in the Florida Everglades alongside ...
A planned prison for "dangerous criminal immigrants" in the Everglades, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," is facing opposition from environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe.
A planned prison for "dangerous criminal immigrants" in the Everglades, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," is facing opposition from environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe.
From military defenses to a federal prison, Alcatraz’s history is full of twists and harsh realities. Learn how this isolated island became synonymous with danger and despair. The story reveals ...