While the new Everglades migrant detention center fends off complaints about its living conditions, some detainees claim guards are also doling out discipline for questioning rules — including standing in the hot Florida sun for extended periods.

Environmental groups and locals including the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida say the center is a big problem.

Despite extensive attempts to obtain approval to say Mass in the detention center, Wenski told RNS the archdiocese had not been able to provide pastoral care for the detained migrants.

Ron DeSantis on Friday rebuffed criticism of poor conditions at Alligator Alcatraz, the immigrant detention center, by saying people housed there have the option to self-deport instead. DeSantis said the U.

Nearly three dozen 911 calls have been made from an immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades and new records are shedding some light on what the calls are about. Since July 1, when the state-run facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" opened, there have been 34 calls, an average of two per day.

At a press briefing on Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) expressed shock that Democrats defend illegal immigrants sent to Alligator Alcatraz.

The state has a $37 million contract that includes funding for permanent and temporary fencing and roadway construction

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hosted a press conference on Friday morning in Marco Island where he announced a new EAA Reservoir Agreement with the United States Army. During the press conference, DeSantis was asked about "Alligator Alcatraz's" impact on the Florida Everglades.

Gators and pythons ready to attack? The rhetoric about Alligator Alcatraz simply isn’t true. ABC Action News Reporter Michael Paluska takes us on a trip to the Everglades.

Hollywood celebrated 50th anniversary of 'Jaws,' which instilled terror in the public about sharks, especially in beach-going Florida.