Florida taxpayers could be on the hook for $218 million the state spent on "Alligator Alcatraz"
The immigration detention center may soon be empty of detainees.
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The immigration detention center may soon be empty of detainees.
A new Associated Press report shows Florida has already spent $218 million on the controversial Everglades detention site, and it could cost another $15–20 million to dismantle it following a federal judge’s shutdown order.
A deportation flight carrying 150 Cuban detainees landed in Havana on Thursday, offering a rare glimpse of passengers in handcuffs, some expressing heartbreak over being separated from loved ones while others felt relief to leave detention behind. This story was reported in collaboration with independent media outlet Belly of the Beast. .
Immigration officials are moving detainees out of a controversial, state-run detention center in the middle of the Florida Everglades dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz."
News that the last detainee at Alligator Alcatraz could leave the facility within days came less than a week after a federal judge in Miami ordered the detention center to wind down operations.
Police said 28-year-old Harjinder Singh, an undocumented immigrant from India, made an illegal U-turn two weeks ago on the Florida Turnpike in Fort Pierce.
Attorneys for the state filed a motion seeking a stay of a preliminary injunction issued last week by a federal judge in a lawsuit filed by environmental groups and joined by the Miccosukee Tribe.
A federal judge has ordered a halt to any decisions on temporary protected status, otherwise known as TPS.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said all agricultural inspection stations will become immigration checkpoints after a deadly Turnpike crash that killed three people.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Monday that all truck agricultural inspection stations throughout the state will also serve as federal immigration checkpoints.
A truck driver accused of making an illegal U-turn that killed three people in Florida has been denied bond.
The lawsuit is the third major legal challenge to the detention center.
A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from cutting off federal funding from dozens of "sanctuary" cities and counties — covering several of the largest cities in the U.S.
A federal judge ordered Florida to halt expansion and begin dismantling parts of "Alligator Alcatraz," prompting Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration to quickly appeal the ruling.
CBS News Miami's Ted Scouten spoke to a former "Alligator Alcatraz" detainee who agrees with the judge's ruling on "Alligator Alcatraz." Meanwhile, Gov. Ron DeSantis says he is appealing the ruling.
A federal judge ordered an indefinite halt to further construction or expansion at "Alligator Alcatraz," in a setback for the Trump administration and Florida officials.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been reunited with family and plans to travel to Maryland before returning to Tennessee in January for his criminal trial.
A federal judge has halted further expansion of the immigration detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Florida Everglades.
The two works, Angels Unaware and Be Welcoming, were chosen as tributes to the human dignity of migrants and refugees, the Archdiocese said.
A federal judge ordered Florida to halt expansion and begin dismantling parts of "Alligator Alcatraz," prompting Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration to quickly appeal the ruling.
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis dispatched his top deputy to California to oversee the handover of a truck driver accused of making an illegal U-turn that killed three people in Florida.
The Department of Homeland Security figure comes with caveats, researchers who study population demographics told CBS News, and it's too early to conclude that there's been a mass exodus.
Friends of the Everglades hope the judge rules to temporarily stop "Alligator Alcatraz" from expanding.
A federal judge is expected to issue a ruling Thursday on the future of the detention facility known as "Alligator Alcatraz," after previously halting construction in response to legal challenges.
Núñez said the university is preparing to welcome its largest and most distinguished freshman class ever.
Paolo Banchero had 30 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as the Orlando Magic stopped a six-game losing streak with a 111-107 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday.
Edward Brown Jr., who spent 35 years teaching physical education and mentoring students, lost his home to a fire last week. Flames tore through the house, leaving it uninhabitable and forcing Brown to move in with his adult son.
Residents at Silver Court Mobile Home Park say they were given six months to vacate after receiving a notice on March 11 from a firm representing the property owner.
According to a Nova Southeastern University economics professor, necessities such as groceries could become more expensive as fuel costs used to ship goods continue to rise.
Transportation officials believe the rail line would ease traffic around the world's busiest cruise ship terminal, according to a MDTPO 2050 Master Plan study published four months ago.
Paolo Banchero had 30 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as the Orlando Magic stopped a six-game losing streak with a 111-107 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday.
Edward Brown Jr., who spent 35 years teaching physical education and mentoring students, lost his home to a fire last week. Flames tore through the house, leaving it uninhabitable and forcing Brown to move in with his adult son.
Residents at Silver Court Mobile Home Park say they were given six months to vacate after receiving a notice on March 11 from a firm representing the property owner.
According to a Nova Southeastern University economics professor, necessities such as groceries could become more expensive as fuel costs used to ship goods continue to rise.
Transportation officials believe the rail line would ease traffic around the world's busiest cruise ship terminal, according to a MDTPO 2050 Master Plan study published four months ago.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
President Trump said he will sign an executive order to restart pay for TSA officers, who have gone more than a month without a full paycheck.
The Treasury Department plans to add President Trump's signature to new U.S. paper currency, a first for a sitting president.
President Trump announced the extension of the pause "per Iranian government request."
MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, is home to U.S. Central Command, U.S. Special Operations Command and the Air Force's Air Mobility Command.
DOJ plans to turn over voter data it's collecting from states to DHS for use in immigration and criminal investigations, sources say.
Wasserman Schultz pushed back against the suggestion that the United States was led into this war by Israel and its leader, Benjamin Netanyahu.
In advance of the trial, CBS News Miami spoke to Miami Herald federal courts reporter Jay Weaver about what Rubio is expected to say when he takes the stand.
Critics of the bill argue that the attacks on the teacher unions are part of a broader education strategy that has slowly been unfolding for the past 30 years.
Nixon is in the Democratic primary against Alex Vindman, the retired lieutenant colonel who was instrumental in causing Trump's first impeachment.
In a wide-ranging CBS News Miami interview with Jim DeFede, Byron Donalds discussed his troubled past, tensions with Gov. Ron DeSantis and his political views.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Local reports estimate that roughly 40,000 people gathered across central Seoul to watch K-pop band BTS reunite.
CBS News announced Friday that CBS News Radio will be shutting down this spring after nearly 100 years of broadcasting, citing "challenging economic realities."
Bodycam video footage of Justin Timberlake's June 2024 DWI arrest on Long Island was released to the media Friday.
Chuck Norris' family said his death at 86 was sudden, but did not share any details on the cause.