Alligator Alcatraz

Meanwhile, government attorneys say a reimbursement agreement isn't even finalized.

Your Florida presents a documentary exploring the land underneath "Alligator Alcatraz."

The detainees testified they had to write attorneys' phone numbers on walls with soap because of a lack of pen and paper.

State and federal officials who had been scheduled to attend the conference in Naples this week said Wednesday they would not attend, leaving organizers scrambling to replace speakers.

His case was one of three federal lawsuits challenging practices at the immigration detention center that was built this summer in the Florida Everglades..

Environmental groups claim federal and state officials withheld evidence about funding for an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades.

From a decades-old environmental clash to a centennial art celebration, a quirky state bird debate and a frosty escape, "Florida Matters Live & Local" guests touch on our state's history, culture and more.

The fight against the Everglades' immigration detention center is not the first time the land has been at the heart of environmental controversy.

In the 1960s, a proposal was made to build the world's largest jetport in the heart of the Everglades. It was a battle fought and won by environmentalists — leaving a single runway as a lasting reminder.

The battle to prevent the Everglades Jetport may have influenced some important laws and events aimed at protecting the environment, wildlife, and parks.

Activist Marjory Stoneman Douglas formed Friends of the Everglades to fight against a proposed jetport in the late 1960s. Now, the group is involved in a lawsuit over development on that same property.

The immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades has been embroiled in controversy even before it opened last summer. But a key component is how environmentalists are fighting to shut it down.