The annual operating cost for Alligator Alcatraz is reportedly $450 million. As Florida intensifies its immigration enforcement efforts under Gov. Ron DeSantis, the governor appointed State Sen. Blaise Ingoglia as the state's chief financial officer this week.

Seeking to expand Florida’s role in federal immigration enforcement, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in May 2025 submitted the state’s Immigration Enforcement Operations Plan to the Trump administration. The plan,

After the woman was restrained to the chair, she tried to cover herself by adjusting the ripped smock, but her other breast became exposed in the process, according to a complaint filed July 16 in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida on her behalf.

At least two people have been wrongly charged under a Florida law that outlaws people living in the U.S. illegally from entering the state since a federal judge halted its enforcement.

"I'd much rather go put drug dealers in jail, but I have no choice," the Volusia Sheriff's deputy says in his body camera video

Trump aims to deport 1 million people. But a new poll shows people are viewing immigration more positively. How does Florida, Alligator Alcatraz fit?

WASHINGTON D.C. – Florida Congresswoman Maria Salazar is leading a new push for immigration reform in Washington. The Miami Republican announced the Dignity Act on Tuesday. The bill is aimed at granting legal status to undocumented migrants who have been in the country for at least five years.

ACLU files lawsuit against "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration facility in Florida Everglades, alleging detainees are denied legal counsel and face dangerous conditions.