The Latest Breaking News from Alligator Alcatraz

Only 1 in 3 Detainees in 'Alligator Alcatraz' Have Criminal Record Despite Trump's Claims That It Holds 'The Most Menacing Migrants'

Records reviewed by the Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times show that just one in every three detainees at the detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" have a criminal conviction in the United States.

Latin Times · Jul 14, 2025

Kristi Noem Promises Cameras at Alligator Alcatraz Will Prove Conditions Are Better Than Migrants Faced Under Biden

Florida lawmakers and social media reports alleged 30 detainees share a cell and use the same area for drinking, brushing their teeth, and using the restroom, claims Noem denied.

Latin Times · Jul 14, 2025

Trump said Alligator Alcatraz was built for the ‘most vicious people on the planet’ — but hundreds of detainees have no criminal record

More than 700 people being held at temporary detention facility in the Florida Everglades

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2025

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ showcases Trump’s surreal brand of stylized cruelty

Immigrants are living in brutal conditions at the Florida detention camp, built on a sense of scripted unreality

The Guardian - US · Jul 12, 2025

Miami Archbishop shreds MAGA’s praise of Alligator Alcatraz amid reports of inhumane conditions: ‘Unbecoming of public officials’

Immigrants held at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ say they’re given maggot-infested food and don’t have water to take baths

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025

Detainees describe worms in food, sewage near beds inside 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Worms in the food

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025

Florida lawmakers who were denied access to 'Alligator Alcatraz' sue DeSantis

Five Florida state lawmakers who were denied access to a new immigration detention center in the Everglades are suing Gov. Ron DeSantis

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025

Miami-Dade Mayor Decries 'Alligator Alcatraz' In Op-Ed: 'Fundamentally Inhumane'

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine-Cava decried the policies that led to the opening of the Everglades migrant detention center dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz"

Latin Times · Jul 10, 2025

Leaked Documents Show 'Alligator Alcatraz' Could Cost Over $600 Million

More questions arise over how Florida’s newest immigration detention center is being funded by the Trump administration.

Reason · Jul 9, 2025

Miami-Dade Mayor Requests Oversight Access To 'Alligator Alcatraz' Over Concerns Of Harsh Treatment Of Migrants

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is requesting oversight access to the migrant detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz"

Latin Times · Jul 9, 2025