Donald Trump’s plan to restore Alcatraz as a maximum security federal prison is a costly and unnecessary idea that has been supported by his loyalists, Pam Bondi and Doug Burgum, despite the ...

Alcatraz was first used as a jail during the American Civil War. It later became a federal penitentiary in 1934, closing less than 30 years later.

"When you have groups from the left tied to the Democratic party doing billboards against a Republican, it should be no surprise," Diaz-Balart told CBS News Miami.

Detainees at Alligator Alcatraz described limited access to water and fresh air, saying they received only one meal a day and that the lights are on 24/7.

The facility, which has been informally dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” has received heavy pushback and a legal challenge, but it has also been a boon for the national profile of both DeSantis ...

As President Donald Trump prepares to visit a new migrant detention facility in the Florida Everglades on Tuesday dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,’ some of his opponents are calling it cruel and ...

Reopening Alcatraz is such a quintessentially Trumpian idea that it’s a miracle the president didn’t try to do it before. Locking down offenders in tiny cells on an island surrounded by ...

The following three articles on Alligator Alcatraz focus on immigration, environmental impact and politics. The camp sits in the Florida Everglades, using the old Dade-Collier Training and ...

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier speaks during a meeting between Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state cabinet at the Florida capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

Opponents call ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ callous, political stunt, ‘DeSantis’ internment camp’ ActionNewsJax.com News Staff Tue, July 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM UTC ...

At the direction of Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida is quickly constructing a $450 million-a-year immigration detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz." ...