Alison is a senior news reporter covering US politics and legal news. President Donald Trump on Sunday celebrated the release of Cuban immigrant Justo Betancourt from the “Alligator Alcatraz” ...

The Department of Homeland Security's internal watchdog is sharply criticizing conditions at the Florida immigration detention center dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," finding that detainees at the ...

Florida was promised more than $600 million to help pay for Alligator Alcatraz, but new federal reports questioning conditions and costs could leave state taxpayers holding the bill.

Gov. Ron DeSantis' rebuke of an audit of Alligator Alcatraz show him backtracking on past comments and making claims industry ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The migrant detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz is closed, but much about it remains unresolved. There are lawsuits over ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has moved detainees out of a controversial detention center in the Florida Everglades ...

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced at a press conference Thursday that the state's "Alligator Alcatraz" detention camp is shutting down after less than a year in operation. It's a quiet ...

Sara Dorn is a Forbes news reporter who covers politics. The small metal enclosures some detainees were kept in for periods of time at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility known as ...

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The migrant detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz is closed, but much about it remains unresolved. There are lawsuits over detainees’ treatment, environmental claims over damage to protected ...