Florida’s hard-right governor is trying to distance himself from the notorious detention center as public opinion sours ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says the immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” always was meant to be temporary.

Jim DeFede joined CBS4 News in January 2006 and serves as an investigative reporter for the station, as well as host of its ...

He also said the promised $608 million reimbursement the state never received from the federal government for the facility is coming "very shortly." ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) said on Thursday it was “always” his intention to close “Alligator Alcatraz,” amid rumors Florida is ...

Florida's Alligator Alcatraz ICE holding facility will shut down as permanent detention sites open, with the state citing massive operational costs.

Alligator Alcatraz, the controversial detention center constructed in 2025 in the Florida Everglades, could be on the verge of closing. Officials affiliated with the center notifi ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis denied a definitive wind-down of the 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigrant detention center, but feds are evaluating it.

As Florida prepares to wind down the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” lockup amid high costs and claims that it’s now obsolete, ...

OCHOPEE, Fla.(AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday that the immigration detention center known as “ Alligator Alcatraz ” always was meant to be temporary. His comments came on the same day ...