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

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.

ACLU files lawsuit against "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration facility in Florida Everglades, alleging detainees are denied legal counsel and face dangerous conditions.

The McCarran-Walter Act also contains several provisions that subject most immigration court decisions such as removal or asylum to judicial review in federal courts. That can happen on direct appeal or as part of habeas corpus petitions that challenge the legality of detention or removal.

Investigates is learning more about the private company the state is paying millions to run Alligator Alcatraz.

Alligator Alcatraz, a migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, is surrounded by swamps infested with dangerous alligators and pythons.

One of two federally-recognized tribes in Florida wants to join a lawsuit to stop Alligator Alcatraz from operating in the Everglades.

The Trump administration is taking steps toward reopening Alcatraz to house detained immigrants and criminals. The notorious maximum-security prison in the San Francisco Bay was shuttered in 1963 due