Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention center
Coverage of Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention center in the Nexus archive.
- Advocates demand inquiry into Florida’s recently closed Alligator Alcatraz detention center
Environmentalists and immigrant-rights advocates demand an independent investigation into the environmental damage caused by Florida’s recently closed Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention center. The demand was made by groups including Friends of the Everglades and the Miccosukee Tribe, with the facility’s 12-month operation criticized as a waste of taxpayer dollars and an abuse of the Everglades.
- DeSantis announces closure of Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention center: ‘Fulfilled mission’
DeSantis announced the closure of the Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, stating it had fulfilled its mission. The facility, built on an old airport site in under 10 days, opened last July to provide bed space for migrants slated for deportation under the Trump administration.