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The Latest Breaking News from Alligator Alcatraz

Florida officials say ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ has been emptied because a hurricane could level the facility

The center, located in the heart of the Everglades, faced immediate controversy when it opened last summer

The Independent UK

ICE Says It's Moved Detainees Out of 'Alligator Alcatraz' For Hurricane Season

Civil rights and environmentalists vowed to keep fighting in court until the detention camp is torn down and returned to its original state.

Reason

Alligator Alcatraz Detainees Have Been Moved for Hurricane Safety Says DHS; Closure Questions Persist

ICE moves all detainees out of Florida's notorious "Alligator Alcatraz" Everglades prison camp over soft-sided tent safety fears as hurricane season begins.

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All detainees transferred out of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ facility in Florida Everglades

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Even as Florida moves detainees from ‘Alligator Alcatraz’, activists fight for its permanent closure

Groups cite detainee maltreatment and degradation of surrounding land as reasons to close facility permanently

The Guardian - US

Kristi Noem’s flagship project Alligator Alcatraz sits empty as detainees forced to move out

Ex-DHS secretary envisioned similar ICE jails across the country but Florida’s cage-filled tents in the Everglades have been emptied out

The Independent UK

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees relocated, ICE announces

Officials decline to specify how many people have been moved from widely criticized Florida facility or where to

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Alligator Alcatraz Detainees Allege ICE Guard Gave Larvae-Tainted Water, Denied Food Over Signing English Documents They Cannot Read

Detainees at a Florida immigration jail allege guards withheld food and water to coerce them into signing documents they couldn't understand, escalating concerns over human rights violations.

International Business Times UK

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees say guards deny them food and clean water until they sign English documents

Detainees say they’re given ‘rotten’ water and denied meals for not signing papers in English that they don’t understand

The Guardian - US

Trump Celebrates Release of Cuban Immigrant From 'Alligator Alcatraz' Detention Center Central to His Immigration Crackdown

Justo Betancourt was released from custody on May 14 after a federal judge ruled he could not continue to be detained indefinitely while deportation efforts remained stalled

Latin Times

Trump uncharacteristically celebrates release of Cuban man from Alligator Alcatraz

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The Independent UK

Trump celebrates release of Cuban man from months in detention at Alligator Alcatraz

Donald Trump uncharacteristically cheers Miami resident Justo Betancourt being set free after judge ruled he was wrongly detained by ICE officials last October

The Independent UK

Human cages and overflowing toilets at $1m a day: the brutal legacy of Ron DeSantis’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ jail

Florida’s hard-right governor is trying to distance himself from the notorious detention center as public opinion sours

The Guardian - US

DHS Chief Denies 'Alligator Alcatraz' Is Dead, Even as Detainees Are Reportedly Being Moved Out

A New York Times report earlier this week cited a federal official who confirmed the center, which currently houses roughly 1,400 detainees, had become too expensive and would close

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DeSantis’ $608M Trump-backed torture camp in the Everglades is collapsing but the real cost of Alligator Alcatraz isn’t just money

Ron DeSantis’ $608 million Alligator Alcatraz immigration jail in the Florida Everglades is shutting down next month, state officials have confirmed. The notorious Trump-backed tented camp, celebrated for its harsh conditions, will begin dismantling after less than a year of operation. But the real cost of this facility goes far…

International Business Times

Florida's Alligator Alcatraz Set To Close As Costs Spiral: Report

Florida's Alligator Alcatraz detention center is expected to close in the coming weeks as the facility has been dogged by high costs and court challenges.

The Guardian - US

‘Failed experiment in human suffering’: Alligator Alcatraz immigration jail to close

State officials told vendors at the facility to prepare for a breakdown of the tented camp beginning next month

The Independent UK

DeSantis says 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center always was meant to be temporary

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says the immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” always was meant to be temporary

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The Independent UK

Alligator Alcatraz could be closing soon despite being open for less than a year

Department of Homeland Security denies it is pressuring Florida to close down the expensive detention center

Reason

DHS Reportedly Weighs Closing Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' Over Mounting Costs

Sources say the immigration detention center costs more than $1 million a day to run.

Latin Times

Lawyer Says Two Detainees at 'Alligator Alcatraz' Were Assaulted After Complaining About Phone Access

An attorney for two detainees said in a court declaration that guards beat and pepper-sprayed detainees after they complained about a lack of phone access on April 2.

International Business Times

Man Recounts Ordeal At Alligator Alcatraz As Environmentalist Group Seeks To Close Facility

A south Florida man held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement described what it was like to be kept in Florida's Alligator Alcatraz detention facility for months.

The Independent UK

Appeals court keeps 'Alligator Alcatraz' open, rejecting need for federal environmental review

An appeals court has decided that an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” will remain open

The Independent UK

Detainees allegedly beaten and pepper-sprayed at Alligator Alcatraz over phone complaint

A lawyer said detainees were targeted after complaining about being unable to access working phones

Latin Times

ICE Reportedly Taps Alligator Alcatraz Contractor for $313M Warehouse Detention Site in Arizona

The move comes amid mixed signals from DHS as senior officials recently said the department has paused additional warehouse purchases launched under former Secretary Noem

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