Orlando Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost delivered sharp criticism of the site, describing it as "inhumane" and calling for it to be shut down.

A hiker has been hospitalized after an alligator attacked and bit her on a Florida hiking trail, authorities say. The woman, who has not been identified, was hiking on the Bird Rookery Swamp Trail in Collier County, between Naples and Fort Myers, when the incident took place on Sunday, August 17.

Other ICE detention centers like Alligator Alcatraz have been under consideration for other locations, including in North Florida, Indiana and Nebraska.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has said the location in the rugged and remote Everglades was meant as a deterrent against escape, much like the island prison in California that Republicans named it after. The detention center has an estimated annual cost of $450 million, according to a public database.

A baby alligator found itself in the wrong kind of swamp this week when Alachua County Sheriff's deputies were called to an apartment complex in Gainesville, Florida. On Tuesday morning, Deputies E. Miller and J.

An alligator shot dead in a truck led to wildlife officers shutting down an illegal gator-hunting operation in Florida, authorities said. Five people have been arrested, and four of them now have ICE detainers, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

NAPLES, Fla. (WFLA) — A woman was reportedly bitten by an alligator while hiking in Florida. NBC affiliate WBBH reported that the woman was hiking at the Crew Bird Rookery Swamp Trails in Naples on Sunday when she was bitten on her arm and leg by an alligator.

An alligator made a meal out of an invasive Burmese python at Shark Valley in the Florida Everglades, near Alligator Alcatraz, an ICE detention center

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission received a report of a woman who was bitten on the leg and arm while hiking in Collier County. The victim was transported to the hospital for treatment, while an alligator trapper was dispatched to the area.

A wildfire broke out Tuesday evening near Alligator Alley in the US state of Florida. Firefighters and authorities are working to bring the situation in the Everglades under control. Thick smoke is significantly worsening the air quality in the area.