Five state lawmakers who were denied access to a new immigration detention center built by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration in the Florida Everglades have sued the governor, arguing that he overstepped his authority in blocking legislative oversight of the facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz.

Cuban reggaeton artist Leamsy La Figura was transferred to South Florida's new immigration detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz in the Everglades.

Temperatures that went from freezing to sweltering.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sought the Supreme Court's intervention last month and asked the high court to allow enforcement of the law.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to revive an aggressive Florida immigration law that had been blocked by lower courts.

Immigrants rights groups filed lawsuits on behalf of two unnamed, Florida-based immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, arguing that immigration is a federal issue beyond the power of the states.