Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday rebuffed criticism of poor conditions at Alligator Alcatraz, the immigrant detention center, by saying people housed there have the option to self-deport instead. DeSantis said the U.

A class-action lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges that people held at the immigrant-detention center dubbed Alligator Alcatraz are being prevented from having access to lawyers and “effectively have

Without permanent structures, electricity or running water, logistical headaches have emerged at “Alligator Alcatraz.”