Washington — A federal appeals court on Thursday halted a lower court ruling that required Florida and the Trump administration to dismantle parts of "Alligator Alcatraz," a controversial immigration ...

A federal appeals court is allowing the state of Florida to continue operating the controversial immigrant detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz." In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals ...

The controversial immigration detention center in Florida’s Everglades — nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz” — will remain open for now, following a major ruling by a federal appeals court that blocked a ...

President Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other officials tour Alligator Alcatraz. Photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images ...

A group of north central Mississippi hunters captured an alligator weighing nearly 700 pounds and measuring nearly 14 feet long, nearly setting a state record. When the group made the catch on Friday, ...

An appeals panel paused a federal judge’s ruling that no additional detainees could be sent to the center, and that much of it had to be dismantled within 60 days. By Patricia Mazzei Reporting from ...

President Donald Trump participates in a walking tour of the immigration detention center nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz," Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Ochopee, Florida. // Credit: White House Photo by ...

An appellate court temporarily allows the Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention center to remain open. Gov. Ron DeSantis praised the appellate court's decision, stating the facility is "open for ...

State environmental conservation officers caught an alligator that had been abandoned in a pond on Long Island. ECO Franz responded to the Aug. 7 report of an alligator in a freshwater pond at Cow ...

A group of Mississippi hunters were hoping for a 12-foot alligator and they had one in sight in an oxbow lake near Natchez. It was about 15 minutes or so before the season opened at noon on Friday, so ...