'Alligator Alcatraz' Immigration Detention Center in Florida Is Officially Closed, Governor Says
DeSantis said the temporary site held thousands of detainees and helped deport 21,000 people before federal officials shifted to permanent facilities.
- On Thursday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced the closure of the 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades after nearly a year of holding thousands of detainees.
- DeSantis stated the center was intended as temporary until federal officials secured permanent detention capacity. The Republican governor said it served its purpose, facilitating 21,000 deportations.
- Immigration advocates said the tents were never safe or humane, describing flooding, insects, and limited lawyer access. Detainees reported toilets that did not flush and food contamination.
- Earlier in June, officials announced a temporary closure citing hurricane season safety risks. All individuals previously kept at the isolated airstrip have been transferred to other facilities.
- President Trump visited the site in 2025, viewing it as critical to Republican deportation efforts after the facility was built in a matter of days.
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Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ to Permanently Close, Gov. DeSantis Says
Florida permanently closed the temporary illegal immigrant holding center “Alligator Alcatraz” June 25 after transferring federal detainees to other facilities, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced. “Alligator Alcatraz now has zero detainees,” DeSantis told reporters at a press conference outside the facility at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in the Florida Everglades, about 50 miles west of Miami. “It has helped remove many, many dange…
The detention centre is regarded as a symbol of Donald Trump's over-hard migration policy – the costs are gigantic. Now »Alligator Alcatraz« closes in the wilderness of Florida. The reason is supposedly the weather.
The controversial American detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz has closed, authorities report. There were no longer any prisoners and the center was no longer needed as an emergency facility, according to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
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