Gators and pythons ready to attack? The rhetoric about Alligator Alcatraz simply isn’t true. ABC Action News Reporter Michael Paluska takes us on a trip to the Everglades.

The “dangerous and unlawful conditions” inside the state-managed immigration detention camp in the Everglades pose serious health implications for hundreds of detainees, says a group of health professionals and immigrant advocates.

J une 19 Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announces plans for a migrant detention center in the Everglades via X. The state has declared its official name to be Alligator Alcatraz. June 21 Protesters begin gathering near the proposed site at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport as trucks carrying supplies and fill dirt stream in.

Senator John Cornyn said he strongly supports Texas having a detention center like the controversial "Alligator Alcatraz" facility in Florida. Cornyn praised Florida during a border hearing on Tuesday, July 22, saying the state stepped up to the plate by opening the center.

While the new Everglades migrant detention center fends off complaints about its living conditions, some detainees claim guards are also doling out discipline for questioning rules — including standing in the hot Florida sun for extended periods.

Columnist Steve Bousquet writes about a new federal case sparked by the state of Florida’s refusal to let attorneys meet with detainees inside “Alligator Alcatraz.”

Archbishop Wenski of Miami and some 25 Knights of Columbus saddled up their motorcycles to pray a rosary at the entrance of Alligator Alcatraz, the migrant detention center recently opened in the Florida Everglades.

Hollywood celebrated 50th anniversary of 'Jaws,' which instilled terror in the public about sharks, especially in beach-going Florida.