Here is a brief history of the land where Florida officials and the federal government are building "Alligator Alcatraz."

Florida this week started construction on a migrant detention facility the state is billing as “efficient” and “low-cost” – because Mother Nature will provide much of the security. “Alligator Alcatraz,

Environmentalists objected to the plan to set up “heavy-duty” tents to house undocumented immigrants in one of the country’s most prized natural areas.