Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration left many local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center that rose from an isolated airstrip in the Everglades.

While the state is preparing for a second immigration site, Gov. Ron DeSantis said the Camp Blanding location is still on standby.

Immigrants' rights advocates with the ACLU filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Wednesday, alleging that the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention site denies detainees access to lawyers and violates their rights.

Dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” the massive tent detention complex built deep in the Florida Everglades can hold 3,000 and could be the template for other facilities in other states.

With Florida's so-called Alligator Alcatraz now open, another migrant detention facility roughly 400 miles north of the original is already planned in the Everglades.

Catch up on the unfolding saga of the immigration detention center in the Everglades.

Since Alligator Alcatraz, a detention facility nestled deep in the Florida Everglades, was proposed in June, it has sparked a lot of reactions across the nation. President Donald Trump toured the

The Florida Attorney General's office revealed serious criminal backgrounds of detainees at Alligator Alcatraz facility, including MS-13 gang activity.

It seems that we’ve entered into the concentration camp era of President Donald Trump’s second term. To some, that might appear like an excessively harsh attribution and perhaps a misuse of the term.

With Florida's so-called Alligator Alcatraz now open, another migrant detention facility roughly 400 miles north of the original is already planned in the Everglades. (Scripps News Group)