Alcatraz was first used as a jail during the American Civil War. It later became a federal penitentiary in 1934, closing less than 30 years later.

This is an unprecedented situation where hundreds of detainees are held incommunicado, with no ability to access the courts, ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to hold a news conference at Alligator Alcatraz. DeSantis will hold the news conference at 9 a.m. on ...

Donald Trump’s plan to restore Alcatraz as a maximum security federal prison is a costly and unnecessary idea that has been ...

Deportation flights from the so-called Alligator Alcatraz in southern Florida have begun, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said at a ...

Mexico is demanding the repatriation of 14 of its citizens, currently detained at a controversial detention center in the ...

Trump continues to face backlash from his MAGA supporters over his administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. He ...

A new report is the latest to highlight alleged inhumane, degrading and unsanitary conditions at migrant detention facilities ...

One worked in a celebrated restaurant in Miami’s Design District. Another is an aspiring DJ. An Italian passport holder was ...

A federal judge threw out the Trump administration's lawsuit against Illinois, Cook County and Chicago sanctuary policies ...

Ron DeSantis’s tribute to Hulk Hogan was interrupted by a heckler protesting “Alligator Alcatraz.” The Florida governor was ...

President Donald Trump is traveling to Scotland on Friday as his family’s business prepares for the Aug. 13 opening of a new ...