Homeland Security’s Secretary Kristi Noem "is using FEMA funds to build her Alligator Alcatraz concentration camp in Florida. At the beginning of hurricane season," reads a June 23 X post. "When we can’t pay our bills or fund meals for kids and the elderly.

The eight Democrats said Thursday they introduced the “No Cages in the Everglades Act." The bill faces long odds of passage in the House, where Republicans hold a 220-212 majority.

Money initially awarded to a West Baltimore nonprofit food distribution and compost center will now be used for the “Alligator Alcatraz” immigrant detention center.

A federal judge in Chicago has temporarily barred the Trump administration from redirecting funds intended to support services for migrants in Chicago, Denver, and Pima County, Ariz., after attorneys raised concerns that the money would instead go toward funding the new “Alligator Alcatraz” detention facility.

Miccosukee Chairman Talbert Cypress exposes the fight to stop a detention center built on sacred Everglades land—without tribal consultation.

Q: Are FEMA funds being used to construct an immigrant detention facility in the Everglades? A: Yes, the immigrant detention facility in Florida, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” is being “funded largely” by the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Shelter and Services Program,

Democratic members of the Florida congressional delegation want to stop federal money from flowing to what they described as the “lawless, inhumane immigration detention site” in the

Opinion. The Miccosukee Tribe has lived in Florida’s Big Cypress National Preserve since time immemorial. Today, 640 tribal members still call the Everglades home.

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement is prioritising large-scale tent facilities at military bases and ICE jails. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.