Florida congressman says 'Alligator Alcatraz' operations are winding down
Frost said the site has 655 detainees left and no longer appears to be taking new arrivals, while transfers and removals continue.
- On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., visited the Everglades immigration detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz, reporting 'apparent' signs the facility is shutting down, including no activity in the intake area and a removed tent.
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis opened the facility last summer using emergency powers to rapidly process detained immigrants, maintaining it was 'always been designed to be a temporary solution.'
- The number of detainees has dropped to 655, down from nearly 1,500 last month, according to ICE data; individuals are being transferred to ICE facilities in other states.
- Questioning the over $1 billion expenditure, Frost demanded accountability and transparency, stating 'We can't allow this place to shut down and forget about it.'
- State officials have not confirmed an official closure date, though infrastructure removal is expected to take 15 to 30 days once the final detainee departs.
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‘Wound down and shut down’: Orlando Rep. Maxwell Frost says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is closing
“Alligator Alcatraz” is slowly closing shop, flying detainees to other facilities, and emptying office cubicles, according to Frost. The post ‘Wound down and shut down’: Orlando Rep. Maxwell Frost says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is closing appeared first on Orlando Weekly.
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kiowacountypress.net‘Wound down and shut down’ — Florida congressman says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ coming to an end
After touring 'Alligator Alcatraz,' Rep. Maxwell Frost describes signs that the center is shutting down. (Via Frost's campaign website)The “Alligator Alcatraz” migrant lockup is slowly closing shop, flying detainees to other facilities, and emptying office cubicles, according to a Florida Democratic member of Congress who toured the center this week. “What I saw is a facility that is being wound down and shut down,” U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost, repr…
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