Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is racing ahead with construction of a makeshift immigration detention ...

Florida and federal officials announced the state will build a new immigration detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Everglades, and because the facility will be partly funded by the ...

"We will stay on the ground for as long as we're needed and at the direction of Governor DeSantis," a spokeswoman said.

Florida officials are pursuing plans to build a second detention center to house immigrants, as part of the state’s ...

The governor said announcements about plans to build immigration detention centers are expected "very, very quickly." ...

Governor Ron DeSantis​ pushed back against those concerns Wednesday, insisting the facility will have no long-term impact.

Florida is advancing plans to expand its immigration detention system by constructing a second facility at Camp Blanding, a ...

Called "Alligator Alcatraz" by state officials, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday during a stop in Boca Raton that the facility ...

At least some critics of the proposal who oppose restrictions on illegal immigration have taken this position that the ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis said he believes people are trying to use the Everglades as a "pretext" for opposing immigration ...

At a news conference in Boca Raton on Thursday, he also pushed back against environmentalists and immigration advocates ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday doubled down on his assertion that a temporary detention center being constructed at an ...