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Alcatraz was first used as a jail during the American Civil War. It later became a federal penitentiary in 1934, closing less than 30 years later.

Spokespersons for governors in South Carolina, Mississippi and Texas have told NewsNation they are ready to assist in President Donald Trump’s expanding immigration enforcement plans, though they did ...

City of Miami Chief of Staff Faces Scrutiny Over Nonprofit Tied to Public Funds Francisco “Panchito” Petrirena is no stranger to power. Known as a behind-t ...

Migrants in detention centres run by ICE in Florida were allegedly shackled with their hands tied behind their backs and made to kneel to eat food from styrofoam plates 'like dogs'," a new report has ...

Over 250 people gathered in the beating sun July 19 to protest what could become Florida’s next immigration detention center.

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" ...

Janel Irwin Taylor, the publisher of Southeast Politics, is here this week to discuss Alligator Alcatraz, are if Democrats are doing an effect job combating it or falling into DeSantis’s trap, and if ...

Jim talks to Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz on a variety of topics including the escalating Jeffrey Epstein files ...

While Donald Trump is focused on building a punishing and dangerous immigrant detention facility he named "Alligator Alcatraz ...

The giddy, extremely online cruelty around the Florida detention facility reveals contempt for popular opinion.

Trump administration officials want “Alligator Alcatraz” to be a blueprint, but Democrats are pushing back on expansion.