Ron DeSantis spent $1.2m per day to open and operate ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

That was despite gloating by DeSantis in September that the state would be reimbursed from federal funds…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/02/ron-desantis-12-million-on-alligator-alcatraz

 

Detainees at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ facing ‘harrowing human right violations’, new report alleges

Amnesty International finds immigrants at Florida facility were shackled and left outside in metal cage for up to a day…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/04/alligator-alcatraz-human-right-violations-amnesty-report

 

Federal judge orders closure of Trump’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration jail

A federal judge in Miami late on Thursday ordered the closure of the Trump administration's notorious "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration jail within 60 days, and ruled that no more detainees were to be brought to the facility while it was being wound down...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/21/trump-alligator-alcatraz-judge-ruling

 

Judge orders temporary halt to new construction at Alligator Alcatraz - The Washington Post

Florida State Rep. Anna Eskamani (D), who testified at the hearing in support of the conservation groups, called the order "a necessary and welcome step in stopping a project that never should have been approved in the first place."

"This facility is not only a threat to one of the most environmentally sensitive regions in the country. It is also a glaring example of how far the State of Florida will go to criminalize immigrants and ignore the long-term health of our natural resources," Eskamani said in a statement.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/08/07/alligator-alcatraz-judge-halts-consruction/

Sheinbaum demands return of Mexican citizens held at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Mexican president said citizens held at controversial Florida immigration jail 'should be repatriated immediately'…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/30/mexico-sheinbaum-alligator-alcatraz-trump

 

‘Hundreds’ of people have been removed from ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention camp, says governor

The facility's conditions are reportedly appalling, advocates said, with detained immigrants sleeping in overcrowded pods, along with sewage backups "resulting in cages flooded with feces", and, in addition, "denial of medical care". Advocates said the 39-acre camp, which was built in a matter of days, now holds more than 1,000 men in "flood-prone" tents. 

Donald Trump said the jail would be reserved for immigrants who were "deranged psychopaths" and "some of the most vicious people on the planet" who were awaiting deportation, but in mid-July it emerged that the jail contains hundreds of detainees with no criminal records or charges. Democrats have sued DeSantis, demanding access to the facility...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/26/alligator-alcatraz-detention-camp-removals-florida

 

Republicans and Democrats visited ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ for the first time. Here’s what they saw. - POLITICO

Democrats decried the detention center while Republicans defended conditions there...

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/12/florida-alligator-alcatraz-visit-00449925