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After Tour, Democrats Condemn 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Lawmakers Get a Look
at 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Jul 12, 2025 5:25 PM CDT

Lawmakers Get a Look at 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Democrats condemn the Florida detention center, and a Republican says it's fine

(Newser) - Lawmakers got their first look at the federal government's new detention center in the Everglades on Saturday—and though the tour was limited, brief, and controlled by Florida officials, Democrats said they saw enough. "There are really disturbing, vile conditions, and this place needs to be shut the...

Gitmo Now Home to
Migrants From 26 Countries

Jul 8, 2025 9:45 AM CDT

Gitmo Now Home to Migrants From 26 Countries

Trump administration expands use of Guantanamo as detention facility

(Newser) - The Trump administration's plan to turn Guantanamo Bay into a full-fledged migrant detention center appears to be taking shape quickly. CBS News reports that more than 70 detainees from 26 countries are now at the facility in Cuba. The initial detainees sent there in February were generally from Spanish-speaking...

At 'Alligator Alcatraz,' the First Detainees Are Coming

'Alligator Alcatraz' Gets
Ready for First Immigrants

Jul 3, 2025 9:07 AM CDT

'Alligator Alcatraz' Gets Ready for First Immigrants

Detainees being brought to controversial Florida detention center on buses

(Newser) - The first group of immigrants should now be in place at the new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," the state's attorney general said. "Alligator Alcatraz will be checking in hundreds of criminal illegal aliens tonight," Florida Republican Attorney General James...

Trump Visits 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Jul 1, 2025 3:57 PM CDT

Trump Visits 'Alligator Alcatraz'

He says he would like to see similar detention centers in 'many states'

(Newser) - President Trump, joined by officials including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, toured the newly built "Alligator Alcatraz" migrant detention facility in Florida on Tuesday—and suggested it could end up as part of a network of similar facilities. "Well, I think we would...

DeSantis on
'Alligator Alcatraz':
'Good Luck Getting
to Civilization'

Jun 30, 2025 2:05 PM CDT

DeSantis on 'Alligator Alcatraz': 'Good Luck Getting to Civilization'

Fla. governor says President Trump is 'very excited' to visit the new migrant detention site on Tuesday

(Newser) - Looks like "Alligator Alcatraz" is ready to open, and President Trump will be there this week to check out the revamped facility in the Florida Everglades. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Monday that Trump will be stopping by Tuesday at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, a new immigration...

Work Begins on Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Work Is Underway on
Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Jun 24, 2025 7:15 AM CDT

Work Is Underway on Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Old airfield to become an immigration detention center

(Newser) - Work has begun to transform an old airfield in the Florida Everglades into an immigration detention center, nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz." A rep for Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, an ally of President Trump who first proposed the idea , said work at the site began on Monday morning, per...