Alison is a senior news reporter covering US politics and legal news. President Donald Trump on Sunday celebrated the release of Cuban immigrant Justo Betancourt from the “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center—which happened weeks ago—sparking ...

OCHOPEE, Fla. — Alligator Alcatraz is reportedly on the brink of shutting down for good nearly a year after the facility opened. The fate of the embattled immigration detention center is in flux. Questions remain about when Alligator Alcatraz will close ...

Advocates gathered outside 'Alligator Alcatraz' for the final time Sunday as detainees are relocated ahead of hurricane season.

Kristi Noem’s flagship Everglades detention camp has been quietly emptied of every detainee over hurricane fears. The facility, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” was a signature project of Noem’s tumultuous spell as Homeland Security secretary.

Miami-Dade wants to transfer the Alligator Alcatraz site to the National Park Service for Everglades restoration.