But at least some Alligator Alcatraz detainees have had bond hearings, held at Krome Immigration Court this week, according to their attorneys. Krome's immigration court facilities, which exist on site, are the closest to Alligator Alcatraz. Critics frustrated with the creation and operation of Alligator Alcatraz have filed two lawsuits.

Without permanent structures, electricity or running water, logistical headaches have emerged at “Alligator Alcatraz.”

A class-action lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges that people held at the immigrant-detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” are being prevented from having access to lawyers and “effectively have no way to contest their detention.

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

The camp was first announced by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, who is DeSantis’ former chief of staff and was manager of the governor’s unsuccessful 2024 presidential campaign, late last month.

Prisoners at Florida's newly opened immigrant detention center in the Everglades are suffering in squalid conditions and are cut off from legal access, according to attorneys, detainees, family members, and lawmakers.

Florida's Executive Director for the Division of Emergency Management called out Democrats earlier this week for misrepresenting conditions at the new detention facility known as "Alligator Alcatraz" and overreacting to score political points.

Jacksonville-based company CRS has secured 45 state contracts since its creation, mostly dealing with disaster relief work and medical staffing. That history is making some question why it has been hired to staff Alligator Alcatraz.