Florida News

Florida vows ‘vigilance’ at detention centers after Dallas ICE facility shooting

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ and ‘Deportation Depot’ are Florida’s two main detention centers working in conjunction with ICE

by Liv Caputo, Florida Phoenix September 25, 2025September 25, 2025

News

Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ now wants federal money

A federal appeals court last week ordered the center to remain open partially because it lacked federal ties

by Liv Caputo, Florida Phoenix September 16, 2025September 16, 2025

Florida News

Florida opens ‘Deportation Depot’ detention center

It’s ‘receiving’ migrants as of Friday

by Liv Caputo, Florida Phoenix September 5, 2025September 5, 2025

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis discusses possible new immigrant detention center 'Panhandle Pokey'

Florida News

DeSantis says Florida’s looking into third immigrant detention facility, ‘Panhandle Pokey’

‘There’s a demand to have way more than just Alligator Alcatraz,’ he said

by Jay Waagmeester, Florida Phoenix September 3, 2025September 3, 2025

News

Federal judge says the closure of Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ must continue

Judge Williams ordered that no more immigrant detainees be sent to the facility and gave both the state and federal government 60 days to move out existing detainees

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix August 28, 2025September 1, 2025

News

DeSantis administration seeks to put ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ injunction on hold

The state’s attorneys argued that the National Environmental Policy Act does not apply to the facility

by Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida August 27, 2025September 1, 2025

News

New lawsuit says DeSantis administration lacks the authority to run ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

It’s the third major legal challenge to the detention center

by Dara Kam, News Service of Florida August 25, 2025September 1, 2025

News

Florida continues immigration crackdown despite judge-ordered shutdown of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

DeSantis and state law enforcement officials Friday touted an immigration crackdown in the Panhandle

by Jay Waagmeester and Jackie Llanos, Florida Phoenix August 22, 2025August 28, 2025

News

Judge orders ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ be shut down, says no new detainees

‘This is a landmark victory for the Everglades’

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix August 22, 2025September 1, 2025

News

Judge strikes down part of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ lawsuit over detainees’ legal rights

Detainees and their attorneys contend, in part, they have been prevented from having proper confidential communications to discuss cases

by Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida August 19, 2025August 26, 2025

News

Florida GOP backs down, pulls ‘Deport Depot’ merch after Home Depot objects

The party ‘won’t back down to the radical left’ but couldn’t beat the copycat allegations

by Chloe Greenberg August 18, 2025August 26, 2025

News

‘Why here?’: Florida’s new ‘Deportation Depot’ immigrant detention center stirs fears among neighbors

In one of Florida’s most conservative counties, the plan has drawn a tangle of reactions to those living within walking distance

by Sara-James Ranta, Fresh Take Florida August 18, 2025August 28, 2025

News

Florida GOP releases more merch making light of the arrests of immigrants

‘We won’t back down to the radical left,’ the party says about its new ‘Deport Depot’ merch

by Chloe Greenberg August 15, 2025August 24, 2025

News

Federal judge blocks construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ for two weeks

The injunction stops filling, paving, new lights, and new infrastructure

by Jay Waagmeester, Florida Phoenix August 8, 2025August 13, 2025

News

In Orlando, DeSantis tells sheriffs to ‘fight for what you think is right’ amid ICE recruitments

Approximately 320 of the nearly 900 agencies in the U.S. that have signed agreements with ICE are in Florida

by Jay Waagmeester, Florida Phoenix August 4, 2025August 29, 2025

News

Federal judge pushes DeSantis administration to prove ‘who’s running the show’ at Alligator Alcatraz

‘We have not ever seen a situation where hundreds of people are being held without charge, without access to the immigration courts, under a legal authority that has not been explained,’ an ACLU attorney said

by Dara Kam, News Service of Florida July 29, 2025August 12, 2025