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Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" detention center closes, infrastructure removed

The controversial migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, known as "Alligator Alcatraz," has closed, with its ...
CNN

Appeals court allows ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ to continue operations — for now

A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked a judge’s order requiring Florida and the federal government to shut down and dismantle a controversial immigration detention facility built in the ...
The Forward

When Jewish migrants were trapped and terrified in Florida — like Alligator Alcatraz inmates today

Alligator Alcatraz — an internment camp in the Florida swamp for detained immigrants, created under President Donald Trump’s administration — has been ordered to close, although the government is ...
CNN

‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ the controversial Florida migrant detention facility, expected to close, source says

Florida is expected to wind down its “Alligator Alcatraz” migrant detention facility sometime this summer, according to a source familiar with the planning. Vendors at the site were told Tuesday that ...
Snopes.com

Yes, investigation claimed at least 1,200 detainees 'dropped off the grid' from 'Alligator Alcatraz'

In January 2026, a claim resurfaced online that approximately 1,200 detainees were "missing" from the so-called Alligator Alcatraz, the Florida migrant detention center touted by Trump as the "new ...