Florida plans to close 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention center, New York Times reports
Officials say escalating costs and uncertain federal reimbursement are driving the closure, with nearly $1 billion in operating expenses and 1,400 detainees to be moved.
- Florida is closing the 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center in the Everglades, with officials notifying vendors on Tuesday that 1,400 detainees will be removed by the start of June.
- Governor Ron DeSantis launched the facility on July 3, 2025, as a temporary immigration enforcement tool, though it faced mounting legal challenges and escalating operational costs over the past year.
- Operating costs have reached nearly $1 billion, with the state spending more than $1 million daily to manage the center while awaiting $608 million in federal reimbursements.
- Contractors received orders to begin demobilization in the coming weeks, a process that includes taking down fences and trailers once the final detainees are transferred or deported.
- Though the site will return to normal airport operations, the state faces potential financial shortfalls, as the federal government has not yet covered the subsequent $300 million in additional costs.
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Alligator Alcatraz vendors told center will close soon, report says
Days after the state of Florida and federal government engaged in talks to shut down Alligator Alcatraz, officials told vendors the Everglades detention center is closing and detainees are expected to be moved out by early June, according to The…
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Florida to Close Alligator Alcatraz, News Report Says
Officials at the Everglades migrant detention facility told vendors this week the site would close as soon as early June. Conservation groups say they will continue their litigation over environmental concerns at the site, which is in a delicate region of the river of grass.By Amy GreenFlorida plans to shut down the Everglades migrant detention site known as Alligator Alcatraz as soon as early June, according to a news report.
The governor of Florida will stop covering the expenses generated in Alligator Alcatraz and therefore the immigration detention center will close soon
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