A timeline of the undocumented migrant facility nestled deep in the Florida Everglades named Alligator Alcatraz.

In pursuit of immigration enforcement, the DeSantis administration quickly seized Everglades land to construct the center. A fleet of trucks transported crucial equipment into the sensitive area. Meanwhile, environmentalists sued to prevent the facility from operating, citing potential ecological damage.

The announcement follows shortly after the opening of Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz," a new immigrant detention facility located in the Everglades.

J une 19 Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announces plans for a migrant detention center in the Everglades via X. The state has declared its official name to be Alligator Alcatraz. June 21 Protesters begin gathering near the proposed site at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport as trucks carrying supplies and fill dirt stream in.

PolitiFact | Gov. Ron DeSantis did not provide evidence showing how state agencies or officials determined the facility has zero environmental impact.

A Democratic Congressman revealed the horrific conditions he witnessed while visiting the newly opened 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades.

First migrants arrive at Everglades detention center ‘Alligator Alcatraz,' official says Video captured by NBC6 showed a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) bus driving into the detention ...

Earlier on Saturday, Democratic and Republican lawmakers toured Alligator Alcatraz. U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said the state is abusing human beings at the facility, according to the Associated Press.