A detention center in Florida dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" has caught a lot of attention and criticism this week over its ...

The group of Democratic state senators and representatives said they wanted to exercise their statutory right as lawmakers to inspect the Everglades facility.

Ahead of the attempted site visit, the Democratic lawmakers said, "As lawmakers, we have both the legal right and moral ...

The lawmakers said state officials flatly denied them entry to the immigration detention facility Thursday afternoon and ...

While officials call the facility temporary, opponents fear it could become permanent, further threatening the fragile ...

The facility is already drawing legal pushback, with environmental groups suing the Trump administration and Florida to delay its construction.

A group of democratic state lawmakers were turned away after attempting to walk into Alligator Alcatraz. Despite mounting ...

Citing state statutes that grant them access to other types of detention centers, the lawmakers hoped to assess potential ...

The U.S. House gave final approval to President Donald Trump's $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill on Thursday, ...

The first detainees arrived at "Alligator Alcatraz" late Wednesday night, even as the immigration detention facility in the ...

A group of Democratic state lawmakers from Florida were turned away from “Alligator Alcatraz” by authorities Thursday, after ...

The announcement came as Florida officials opened the state's controversial immigration detention facility in the Everglades.