Dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” the massive tent detention complex built deep in the Florida Everglades can hold 3,000 and could be the template for other facilities in other states.

It seems that we’ve entered into the concentration camp era of President Donald Trump’s second term. To some, that might appear like an excessively harsh attribution and perhaps a misuse of the term.

These articles share insights into Alligator Alcatraz, the migrant detention center in Florida. The takeaways focus on construction, politics and the controversial location. See the stories below.

Trump administration officials want "Alligator Alcatraz" to be a blueprint, but Democrats are pushing back on expansion.

This facility’s purpose fits the classic model, and its existence points to serious dangers ahead for the country.

The seven articles below about Alligator Alcatraz focus on conditions, motivations, and controversies surrounding the Everglades detention facility. Catch up with the coverage below.

The concept, a product of the go-go 1960's, was killed by an unlikely environmental pioneer, President Richard Nixon

The solid monthly job tallies that the White House has touted as a “Trump effect” are expected to fade as the president’s hardline immigration policies chip away at the supply of foreign-born workers.

The massive piece of legislation to which President Donald Trump has just attached his legacy allocates $170 billion for immigration and border enforcement over the next four years—including $45 billion to expand the detention of immigrants to fulfill his campaign promise of mass deportations.

A check point at Alligator Alcatraz as Florida State Representatives denied entry. The facility is within the Florida Everglades, 36 miles west of the central business district of Miami, in ...

A check point at Alligator Alcatraz as Florida State Representatives denied entry. The facility is within the Florida Everglades, 36 miles west of the central business district of Miami, in ...