Salazar, a South Florida Republican, toured the ad-hoc prison at a training airport, which she visited with other federal and state legislators Saturday on a guided tour from the Gov. Ron DeSantis administration.

Gov. Henry McMaster’s office said it was open to a SC “Alligator Alcatraz” after DHS director said several governors expressed interest in such facilities.

The effort by Trump, DeSantis, and Noem to turn part of the Everglades into a prison for migrants desecrates the famed Florida ecosystem.

The Florida Attorney General's office revealed serious criminal backgrounds of detainees at Alligator Alcatraz facility, including MS-13 gang activity.

Republicans Accuse Democrats of Exaggerating Conditions at "Alligator Alcatraz" A recent bipartisan tour of Florida’s new migrant detention facility, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” has ignited a fierce political firestorm,

Trump said Alligator Alcatraz was built for the ‘most vicious people on the planet’ — but hundreds of detainees have no criminal record - More than 700 people being held at temporary detention facilit

Potential effects include increased light and air pollution, habitat degradation for endangered species such as the Florida panther, and waste spills.