The immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades was embroiled in controversy before it opened last summer, and environmentalists are fighting to shut it down.

Groups seeking to shut down Alligator Alcatraz had a victory in court Thursday. A judge ordered the state to turn over records related to the facility.

The fight against the Everglades' immigration detention center is not the first time the land has been at the heart of environmental controversy.

Environmental groups fighting the legality of Alligator Alcatraz say the U.S. and Florida governments kept information from ...

The immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades has been embroiled in controversy even before it opened last summer. But a key component is how environmentalists are fighting to shut it ...