A wave of new immigration jails is drawing widespread criticism for terrible conditions and restricted access to legal resources.

Donald Trump traveled to South Florida to visit his brand-new, highly controversial immigration detention center, which was dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" on Tuesday. Department of Homeland Security ...

If Alligator Alcatraz is indeed a Florida issue, as the 11th Circuit Court says it is, then Florida’s politicians need to start thinking about the people they represent, not their political ambitions.

An estimated 1.3 million alligators live throughout all 67 counties in Florida. Alligators are most commonly found in freshwater lakes and slow-moving rivers. A Southwest Florida river is among the ...

Hundreds of people who were once detained at the troubled immigration jail in the Florida Everglades, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” have disappeared. Democracy Now! speaks with Shirsho Dasgupta, a ...

The cool front that brought rain through much of Arkansas on Monday did little to hinder the effort and results of the ...

On a special episode (first released on June 11, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: How do alligators help with carbon sequestration? Christopher Murray, Associate Professor at Southeastern Louisiana ...

Lawyers and family members report that they have been unable to locate the inmates at the infamous Florida prison after they ...

What lives in North Texas, has 80 sharp chompers and can hold its breath for almost 45 minutes? It’s not a fish or a turtle. It’s the American alligator. These large reptiles are not as scary as they ...

A group of hunters caught a 13-foot, 1/2-inch alligator in Mississippi's Ross Barnett Reservoir. The team, led by tag-holder Joe Wyrick, captured the massive reptile in only 15 minutes. The alligator, ...