TPM has obtained and analyzed over a dozen contracts and invoices related to the construction and operation of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” migr

During a press conference on July 16, 2025, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis lashed out at the Florida House of Representatives for introducing an amnesty bill that would've made the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center illegal.

Potential effects include increased light and air pollution, habitat degradation for endangered species such as the Florida panther, and waste spills.

A prominent Democratic state representative in Florida is alleging that private contracts to build and maintain the controversial immigrant detention facility in the Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz" vanished from the online Florida Accountability Contract Tracking System just a day after she accessed them,