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Detainees Moved Out of Alligator Alcatraz, ICE Confirms

The Trump administration said individuals were moved to ensure their safety during hurricane season. Environmental groups pursuing litigation over the site want more transparency.

By Amy Green

A bus pulls out from the entrance of Alligator Alcatraz in the Florida Everglades on June 1. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images
An aerial view of Alligator Alcatraz in Ochopee, Fla. Credit: Alon Skuy/Getty Images

Alligator Alcatraz Emissions Threaten Human Health, Violate Clean Air Act, Lawsuit Claims

By Amy Green

Beds are seen inside the Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention center in Ochopee, Fla., on July 1, 2025. Credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Florida to Close Alligator Alcatraz, News Report Says

By Amy Green

People walk near the front entrance to Alligator Alcatraz in the Florida Everglades on April 22. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

In Florida, Alligator Alcatraz Remains Open Among Sacred Miccosukee Lands

By Amy Green

The Border Patrol has requested access to parcels in Big Bend Ranch State Park, the largest in the Texas state park system, for border wall construction. Credit: Martha Pskowski/Inside Climate News

Feds Seek Access to Three Texas State Parks for Border Wall

By Martha Pskowski

Contractors are using explosives to carve out the side of the landmark Cristo Rey mountain that oversees two countries and three states. Credit: Gaby Velasquez/Puente News Collaborative

Blasting Begins For Border Wall On Cherished New Mexico Mountain

By Martha Pskowski

Border buoys are installed in the Rio Grande as it runs through Brownsville on March 6. Credit: Michael Gonzalez

Border Communities Remain in the Dark About Federal Government’s Billion-Dollar Buoy Project

By Martha Pskowski

A worker picks leaves from the conveyor belt of a harvester during grape harvest on a vineyard in Lodi, Calif., on Oct. 13, 2025. Credit: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

A New Wine Label Promotes Workers’ Rights

By Liza Gross

An aerial view of the migrant detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz in Ochopee, Fla. Credit: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

Documents Raise New Concerns Over Alligator Alcatraz’s Air and Climate Pollution

By Amy Green

The Rio Grande flows through Boquillas del Carmen, Mexico, where people rely on getting supplies from Texas. According to the Customs and Border Protection website, this area is slated for “smart wall” construction. Credit: Martha Pskowski/Inside Climate News

Border Wall Closes in on Big Bend

By Martha Pskowski

The Rio Grande and the border wall are seen in Brownsville, Texas, on Jan. 15. Credit: Gabriel V. Cardenas/AFP via Getty Images

Rio Grande Valley Advocates Urge Congress to Restore Protections for Public Lands in Path of Border Wall

By Martha Pskowski

Protesters hold signs against ICE during a demonstration at the predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood of Little Village in Chicago on Oct. 25. Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images

ICE Raids in Chicago Spotlight the Link Between Immigrant Rights and Environmental Justice

By Susan Cosier

People protest against Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz at the entrance to the detention center in the Everglades on Aug. 24. Credit: Jesus Olarte/Anadolu via Getty Images

Federal Appeals Court Pauses Litigation Over Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz

By Amy Green

A sphinx moth flies near the gates of the U.S.-Mexico border wall in San Bernardino, Mexico, on Sept. 21, 2022. Credit: Guillermo Arias/AFP via Getty Images

The US-Mexico Border Wall May Pose Perils to Pollinators

By Tina Deines

A field camera captures an endangered jaguar roaming in southern Arizona on Aug. 6. Credit: Courtesy of the University of Arizona Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center

Activists Decry New Border Wall’s Impact on Wildlife

By Anita Snow, National Catholic Reporter

The border wall is seen in the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Credit: Steve Hillebrand/USFWS

Environmental Laws Waived to Build Border Wall in Texas Wildlife Refuge

By Martha Pskowski

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava speaks to the media at the entrance to Alligator Alcatraz on Friday in Ochopee, Fla. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Citing Environmental Concerns, Judge Orders Alligator Alcatraz to Wind Down Operations

By Amy Green

A vendor sells bottled water while shading himself with an umbrella at the exit of the Paso del Norte International Bridge during triple-digit temperatures in El Paso on Aug. 7.

El Paso’s Heat Is Killing in Record Numbers. It May Only Get Worse

Story by Martha Pskowski, photos by Paul Ratje

A bus pulls into the entrance to the immigration detention center dubbed Alligator Alcatraz in the Florida Everglades on Aug. 3 in Ochopee, Fla. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Federal Judge Halts New Construction at Alligator Alcatraz

By Amy Green

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