Alligator Alcatraz Is Shutting Down
The camp housed 21,000 deportees in one year and now faces lawsuits over environmental damage and remaining infrastructure.
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Alligator Alcatraz Is Shutting Down
One year after it opened, Alligator Alcatraz, the detention center used by Florida and the federal government to house undocumented immigrants, is shutting down. The post Alligator Alcatraz Is Shutting Down appeared first on FlaglerLive.
'Alligator Alcatraz' Closed: Florida Gov. DeSantis Declares Mission Complete, Coalition Demands Cleanup - Tampa Free Press
Governor Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that the temporary immigrant detention center in the Everglades, widely known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” is permanently shutting down after completing its intended mission. Speaking at a news conference, DeSantis emphasized that the facility, which opened in July 2025 at an isolated airstrip, was never designed to be a permanent fixture […] ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Closed: Florida Gov. DeSantis Declares Mission…
Detained at the facility reported poor physical conditions, including food worms, non-discharge toilets, floors flooded with faecal debris and mosquitoes and other insects everywhere
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