The scene in Minneapolis looks eerily familiar to 1930s Germany. In the aftermath of ICE’s execution of Renee Good, the ICE ...

A unique anti-illegal immigration law. The detention of a U.S. citizen. A contempt of court order for the Florida attorney ...

Juan Carlos Chavez is the immigration reporter, covering immigration, diverse communities and the intersection with politics. He can be reached at jchavez@tampabay.com. Anyone can view a sampling of ...

On Dec. 4, 2025, human rights nonprofit organization Amnesty International published a report alleging multiple examples of human rights abuses — including one practice that would meet the United ...

The Miccosukee Tribe officials say they are moving forward with their legal battle against the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigrant detention facility in the Everglades, arguing that Florida’s acceptance of ...

A federal judge in Florida decided on Thursday to reject a detained immigrant’s lawsuit seeking to close “Alligator Alcatraz” with his request for a preliminary injunction. U.S. District Judge Kyle ...

In December 2025, a video of what appeared to be an alligator hanging out in a coin-filled fountain at a mall spread across Facebook (archived). The post that accompanied the video claimed the video ...

POST FALLS, Idaho – An alligator sighting in the Spokane River near Kiwanis Park had social media buzzing, with many speculating it was a dead pet. The sighting was reported to 911, raising concerns ...

Native American tribes are formally opposing an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades. Tribal nations say the center is on sacred land used for hunting, gathering, and ceremonies.

At 3 pm on a Tuesday in July, a man from Georgia contacted the Collier County Sheriff’s Office to report a woman with purple hair sitting in a car on the south side of Route 41, across from the gates ...

The Cape Coral Fire Department rescued a 10-foot, 6-inch alligator from a storm drain in January 2025. A trapper from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission assisted in freeing the ...

A longtime manager of an upscale Palm Beach restaurant was detained and is being held Alligator Alcatraz. Family members allege he was shackled and forced to eat from the floor, and that conditions ...