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.

Trump administration officials want “Alligator Alcatraz” to be a blueprint, but Democrats are pushing back on expansion.

Migrants in detention centres run by ICE in Florida were allegedly shackled with their hands tied behind their backs and made to kneel to eat food from styrofoam plates 'like dogs'," a new report has ...

OCHOPEE, Fla. — One worked in a celebrated restaurant in Miami’s Design District. Another is an aspiring DJ. An Italian ...

Civic organizations have raised alarms about the unsanitary conditions at the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention ...

A 15-year-old Mexican teenager, who had no previous criminal record, was mistakenly detained at the controversial Alligator Alcatraz detention center ...