Cited concerns included light pollution, saying the bright lights from the facility are diminishing the internationally ...

The brainchild of Attorney General James Uthmeier and dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," the prison, Uthmeier said, would be built in the middle of nowhere.

The Seminole Tribe of Florida joined the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida and the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma in ...

The constant rumbling of passing dump trucks drowns out the once familiar chirping of birds at the family home of Mae’anna ...

Alligator Alcatraz' immigrant detention center poses serious risks, including hurricanes, flooding, and mosquitoes, experts say.

Seminole Nation of Oklahoma leaders are joining hands with Indigenous leaders in Florida, uniting against an immigrant ...

Hundreds of people, including indigenous groups, environmentalists and immigration advocates gathered outside Gov Ron ...

The homes of Miccosukee and Seminole people, as well as their ceremonial sites, surround the detention center on three sides. Osceola-Hart’s great-grandfather Wild Bill Osceola fought against ...

I was kind of offended on the alligator’s behalf with the way they talk about them,” she said. “I don’t think the alligator wants its name attached to the word Alcatraz.” ...

Although lawmakers see the new detention center in the Everglades as a temporary fix, this can quickly turn into a human and ...

During their visit, Trump administration officials said the facility should be operational within 24 hours — despite the ...

About 100 indigenous people remained after what are called the Seminole Wars, and from that small population has grown the Seminole and Miccosukee tribes as well as about 100 people who do not ...