The closure comes amid escalating operating costs for the facility, which are now estimated to total nearly $1 billion.

Florida will close its immigration detention camp in the Everglades, known as "Alligator Alcatraz," with detainees expected ...

An appeals court has blocked a federal judge's order that required winding down operations at the Florida immigration detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz." The three-judge Eleventh Circuit ...

Those hired to operate the ICE detention center in the Florida Everglades — known as “Alligator Alcatraz” — were told the ...

Vigils outside Alligator Alcatraz each Sunday since August 2025 aim to close the facility in Big Cypress National Preserve.

Once detainees are removed and structures are taken down, the site will reopen as a small airport used to train pilots.

Companies hired by the state of Florida to operate “Alligator Alcatraz” were told Tuesday that the facility in the Everglades ...

Environmental groups and activists are cheering news that 'Alligator Alcatraz' may close soon due to high costs.

A federal appeals court on Thursday halted a lower court judge’s order to end operations indefinitely at the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center built in the Florida Everglades. The ...

"Alligator Alcatraz," an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, can remain open, an appeals court ruled on Tuesday, upholding its earlier decision to block a judge's order for the ...