President Trump’s idea to reopen Alcatraz as a functioning prison is a reflection of his political instincts and personal tastes, even as it is a long shot to come to fruition. Alcatraz, the ...

One article describes conditions with detainees reporting issues like plumbing failures, temperature extremes and large ...

The camp was first announced by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, who is DeSantis’ former chief of staff and was ...

Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who represents Florida's 25th congressional district, said that pictures of the facility ...

Florida has converted an isolated airport in the Everglades into a massive immigration detention center called "Alligator Alcatraz." ...

Americans aren't on board with the Everglades detention center, according to a new YouGov poll released Thursday.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem turned the tables on NBC host Kristen Welker on Sunday’s “Meet ...

The Trump administration Thursday argued a federal judge should deny a request to block operation of a detention center in the Everglades for undocumented immigrants, saying Florida has been ...

Despite government assurances that Everglades detention camp is temporary, nonprofits continue legal fight to halt so-called ...

In 1981, Alcatraz Island was one of 14 sites evaluated as the Reagan Administration searched for a location to hold 10,000 to 20,000 Cuban detainees during the Mariel Boatlift.

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a hard-to-reach California island off San Francisco that ...