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Officials weigh closing Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Filed: May 07, 2026 at 12:04 PM ET
Summary: Federal and state officials are considering closing Florida’s immigrant detention center in the Everglades.
WHO: Gov. Ron DeSantis
WHAT: Consideration of closing the immigrant detention center in the Everglades
WHEN: May 07, 2026 at 11:42 AM ET
WHERE: Florida
WHY: The detention center may be too expensive to keep operating.
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