Immigration

Some people detained at the facility have violent criminal histories. But data and news reports about the first month's arrivals show the majority of Alligator Alcatraz's detainees do not have U.S. criminal convictions.

It’s not clear how Critical Response Strategies landed the work or whether it previously handled managing a detention facility. However, staffers from the firm have a visible presence at the center.

Activists who organized the protest advocated that those in attendance consider employing civil disobedience in response to Florida's controversial new immigration detention centers.

The eight Democrats said they introduced the "No Cages in the Everglades Act." The bill faces long odds of passage in the House, where Republicans hold a 220-212 majority.

The emails show local officials in southwest Florida were still trying to chase down a rumor about the facility planned for their county while state officials were already on the ground and sending vendors through the gates to coordinate construction.

ICE detention standards are difficult to enforce because they aren't written into law. Rather than follow a uniform standard, detention centers operate under a patchwork of different standards.

The class action claims detention officials have “made it virtually impossible for detainees, or their counsel, to file documents required to contest their detention with the immigration court.”

About 50,000 Hondurans could be forced to leave the U.S. once their Temporary Protected Status expires in September. Longtime residents say they aren't ready to uproot their lives.

The men were arrested in late May in northeast Florida’s St. Johns County.

U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar is teaming up with Texas Democratic Congresswoman Veronica Escobar to introduce a "revolutionary immigration reform bill" that would further secure the border and allow undocumented immigrants in the country prior to 2021 to become legal U.S. residents.

The Everglades immigrant detention facility has come under fire by Democratic lawmakers who toured it over the weekend and reported harsh and horrific conditions.

The federal government certified the agency to enforce immigration laws under the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's 287(g) program. The key difference between the FDLE's agreement and other participating municipalities, is that the agency has jurisdiction across the state.