Illegal immigrants picked up by state troopers during traffic stops this week are among the first to be moved into “Alligator Alcatraz,” a new state-run federal detention facility in the Everglades. In the six hours with the Florida Highway Patrol around southeastern Florida,

“Under the direction of Governor Ron DeSantis, Florida continues to lead the way in combating the threat posed by illegal immigration,” said FDLE Commissioner Mark Glass.

A federal judge has blocked a key part of a new law that imposed additional restrictions on the state’s ballot initiative process, saying a ban on non-Florida residents and non-U.S. citizens collecti...