"Let's be clear: this isn't a field trip - it's oversight," state Rep. Anna Eskamani, D-Orlando, said in a statement Wednesday.

Florida’s Republican and Democratic state lawmakers have been invited to tour Alligator Alcatraz on Saturday, after multiple Democratic lawmakers were denied entry last week. Florida Democrats say they had already been planning an unannounced oversight visit at the exact same time.

More questions arise over how Florida’s newest immigration detention center is being funded by the Trump administration.

On Sunday two men stood in front of Alligator Alcatraz to show support for the detention center. One held a sign that read, “Welcome to Paradise. Don’t feed the animals.” Th

A retired Florida planner criticizes the new Alligator Alcatraz prison site for its lack of planning and unsuitable location within the Big Cypress National Preserve. The prison project bypassed typical governmental approval processes and public vetting ...

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is requesting oversight access to the migrant detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz"

M AGA supporters have flocked to take selfies at the Trump administration’s new Florida immigration detention center dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz,” sparking outrage from activists who have slammed the facility as “inhumane.” Trump last week toured the detention center, which is surrounded by alligator-filled swamps in the Everglades.