One article describes conditions with detainees reporting issues like plumbing failures, temperature extremes and large insects inside the facility. Another highlights Gov. Ron DeSantis' use of emergency powers to expedite construction, drawing parallels to previous emergency responses.

The U.S. arm of Montreal-based security giant GardaWorld — which holds a federal contract to secure the controversial migrant detention site dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” — is hiring armed guards for a facility in the same Florida community.

Immigration arrests are sharply up around the country, and Florida is sending some to Alligator Alcatraz. But did Obama deport more people than Trump?

Land in the Everglades once designated to be a jetport, is now being turned into a detention center for migrants and being called Alligator Alcatraz.

In pursuit of immigration enforcement, the DeSantis administration quickly seized Everglades land to construct the center. A fleet of trucks transported crucial equipment into the sensitive area. Meanwhile, environmentalists sued to prevent the facility from operating, citing potential ecological damage. See the stories below.

Alligator Alcatraz is located in a remote region in South Florida, which includes the Florida Everglades and Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area. There are few roads and even fewer towns.

J une 19 Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announces plans for a migrant detention center in the Everglades via X. The state has declared its official name to be Alligator Alcatraz. June 21 Protesters begin gathering near the proposed site at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport as trucks carrying supplies and fill dirt stream in.

Democratic lawmakers are condemning Florida’s new Everglades immigration detention center after making a state-arranged visit. They are describing