The facility could be completed within months and have the capacity to hold around 1,000 people.

Immigrant advocates said the move creates a whole new form of detention outside the scope of the federal government.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says new immigration detention centers in Florida will be largely funded by FEMA's ...

The detention center represents a new, expanded front in the harsh optics deployed to dissuade migrants from entering the ...

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniela Levine Cava said the proposed facility poses a threat to the water supply, regional economy ...

Miami-Dade County’s mayor says the facility could have a “devastating” impact on the Everglades, but Attorney General James ...

A plan called "Alligator Alcatraz" to construct a new facility to house undocumented immigrants in the Everglades is ...

Attorney General James Uthmeier said the idea for the center has the backing of the Trump administration and could be ...

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that construction of a facility to house criminal illegal immigrants in the ...

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is asking the state for more clarity and details on its plans to build a massive ...

Uthmeier said the detention center could be up and running in 30 to 60 days once construction starts. He compared it to the ...

Florida AG suggests "Alligator Alcatraz," a cost-effective detention center in the Everglades, sparking debate.