Ron DeSantis' ambitious plans for a massive detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Florida Everglades have sparked controversy, drawing accusations of a possible pay-for-play scheme.

The camp appears designed to inflict suffering on detainees and to allow Florida politicians to exploit migrant pain for political gain.

Take the case of two new digital billboards opposing the state's Alligator Alcatraz detention camp. The billboards were purchased by the Florida Immigrant Coalition (FLIC), a statewide coalition ...