Top Florida official says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ will likely be empty within days, email shows
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A top Florida official says the controversial state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades will…
Florida’s repeated failures in mental health care for inmates could open state to lawsuits
Nearly 20 years after Florida’s family welfare chief was fined and resigned after her agency failed to move…
Gov. DeSantis’ administration lacks authority to operate “Alligator Alcatraz,” lawsuit alleges
Calling it “exactly the kind of disaster that Congress took pains to avoid,” attorneys for immigrants held at…
Truck driver, accused in fatal Florida crash and by Trump administration of being in U.S. illegally, denied bond
A truck driver accused of making an illegal U-turn that killed three people in Florida last week was…
Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ faces closure after judge’s ruling to shutdown within 2 months
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has put a stop to further expansion of the immigration detention…
A judge has ordered ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in Florida to wind down operations. What happens now?
ORLANDO, Fla. – A federal judge has put a stop to further expansion of the immigration detention center…
Nebraska announces plan for immigration detention center
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska announced plans Tuesday for an immigration detention center in the remote southwest corner…
Adam Anderson’s Sunshine Genetics Act finds a friend in USF
Rep. Adam Anderson is touring the state hyping the Sunshine Genetics Act at premier medical colleges and research…
Florida announces plans for second immigration detention center
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is preparing to open a second immigration detention…
Judge orders temporary halt to construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in the Everglades
MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered a two-week halt to construction at an immigrant detention…
Gov. DeSantis taps health care, veterans advocate Bob Asztalos to lead Agency for Persons with Disabilities
Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed longtime health care lobbyist and veterans advocate Robert “Bob” Asztalos as the next…
Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center: judge considers threats to environment
MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge heard arguments Wednesday over whether to stop construction of an immigration detention…