An order from a federal judge to begin closing down Alligator Alcatraz in Florida has been appealed by the state. “The deportations will continue until morale improves,” said Alex Lanfranconi, a spokesman for second-term Republican Gov.

Environmental groups that sued to halt the construction of Alligator Alcatraz say they are prepared to take their challenge all the way to the Supreme Court.

The findings raise questions about the DeSantis administration’s vetting of the companies that received Alligator Alcatraz contracts.

The answer could play a key role in a legal battle over the facility’s fate. And it has bigger implications, too.

A detainee with an intellectual disability claims he was deported from the controversial Alligator Alcatraz detention facility after signing what he thought was a form for a blanket.

Orlando Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost delivered sharp criticism of the site, describing it as "inhumane" and calling for it to be shut down.