Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniela Levine Cava said the proposed facility poses a threat to the water supply, regional economy ...

Florida is setting up a new immigration detention center in the Everglades with support from the federal government. Called ...

A plan to turn an old airstrip in the Florida Everglades into a detention center for immigrants who entered the United States ...

A new detention facility plan, intended to be nestled in the heart of the Everglades, named "Alligator Alcatraz," was ...

Many are rejecting the idea, citing environmental concerns — including Executive Director of Friends of the Everglades, Eve ...

An alligator parked itself on the tarmac of MacDill Air Force Base in the Sunshine State this week and blocked traffic until Florida wildlife law enforcement arrived, wrangled and removed it.

Illegal migrants could soon be held in a massive new immigration detention center in Florida, which has been dubbed the ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A large alligator made its way onto the runway at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida where it had to be captured and taken away for release in a nearby river, officials said.

The Florida AG’s proposal to turn a remote runway surrounded by the Everglades into an immigration facility is being called a ...

The same month, a United Airlines 737 hit another alligator while taxiing at Orlando ... jet hit a gopher tortoise crawling on the runway in March at the St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport.