A tribal leader told Newsweek that he and members in the Big Cypress National Preserve of Florida, which is adjacent to the state's Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention center, are seeking legal remedies against officials because environmental efforts are taking "a huge step backward."

Guest Opinion. Experts say Alligator Alcatraz, Florida’s new detention center built without tribal consent in violation of treaty rights and tribal sovereignty, is also flawed and will compromise the safety of people being held there.