Republican donors and Florida's hurricane know-how helped build 'Alligator Alcatraz' so quickly - Florida has converted an isolated airport in the Everglades into a massive immigration detention center called "Alligator Alcatraz.

A state-run detention facility for migrants has opened in the Florida Everglades. Alligator Alcatraz - that is the official name - was assembled in eight days and opened on July 1. President Donald Trump visited the remote site on opening day,

Uthmeier is running in 2026 to keep the job he was appointed to and have some wondering whether he'd face a challenge from other Florida Republicans.