The mocking of immigrant detainees harks back to “the worst parts of our history” when similar jokes and tropes, such as “gator bait,” were used to dehumanize Black people and desensitize people to the harm and violence inflicted upon them, says ACLU Florida Executive Director Bacardi Jackson.

Dozens of trucks carrying supplies could be seen going in and out of the facility on Saturday as protesters waved their signs towards them.

ICE received additional funding from President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," and Alligator Alcatraz began operating.

Trump is celebrating — and even joking about — the harsh conditions of the controversial immigration detention facility in Florida.

Demonstrators gathered at the entrance to the new Florida Everglades migrant detention center dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" as President Trump made an opening-day visit to the controversial facility on Tuesday.

A legal and environmental firestorm is growing around Florida’s controversial migrant detention center — dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” — under construction at the remote Dade‑Collier airstrip in the Everglades.

Protests continue in the Everglades against ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ a detention center being built in Big Cypress. Learn about its environmental concerns.

Florida has converted an isolated airport in the Everglades into a massive immigration detention center called "Alligator Alcatraz."