All Detainees From Immigration Facility 'Alligator Alcatraz' Have Been Transferred, DHS Says
ICE said it transferred detainees for safety as hurricane season begins, while the facility faces lawsuits and a federal reimbursement of over $600 million.
- On Tuesday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials transferred all detainees from the Florida detention center known as 'Alligator Alcatraz,' citing hurricane season as the reason for the emergency relocation.
- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis opened the facility in Big Cypress National Preserve last July to support the immigration crackdown by the administration of President Donald Trump.
- Agency officials cite the facility's 'soft structure' as a safety risk that could endanger detainees during storms; operating costs are projected to reach $1 billion.
- Companies were told in May to relocate about 1,400 detainees from the facility, which had faced multiple lawsuits and complaints regarding conditions inside.
- Officials did not confirm whether detainees will return after hurricane season ends, though DeSantis stated the center was always meant to be temporary.
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After criticism of the inhumane conditions and the start of hurricane season, all detainees were moved elsewhere.
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The immigration detention center in the Everglades known as Alligator Alcatraz has been vacated. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has confirmed that the detainees have been moved but declined to say how many people were transferred or where they went, the Guardian reports. The agency also would not say whether the...
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