If adopted by the county commission Tuesday, an amended agreement with the federal government would authorize county correctional officers to transport immigration detainees at the request of ICE.

Kona Ice, restaurants explain, apologize after being seen at Alligator Alcatraz, the new immigration processing center in the Everglades.

ICE received additional funding from President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," and Alligator Alcatraz began operating.

The Miami-Dade County jail system agreed to take local migrant detainees to federal detention centers, including the Everglades facility known as "Alligator Alcatraz"

President Donald Trump's visit to ICE's Alligator Alcatraz in the heart of Florida's swampland comes as he's pushed for more deportations of illegal immigrants.

A leading U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official says he has no knowledge of an ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center planned for Alabama, despite reports suggesting otherwise. Chris Cannon,

Kona Ice, restaurants explain, apologize after being seen at Alligator Alcatraz, the new immigration processing center in the Everglades.

Some stats about Alligator Alcatraz, Florida’s ICE detention center, as of Tuesday, July 1, 2025, or “opening day:" maximum capacity of detainees: 3,000 Alligator Alcatraz staff members: 1,000

After being denied entry to Alligator Alcatraz last week, Florida’s state and federal lawmakers have now been invited to tour the ICE detention center in the Everglades on Saturday.