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Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention center has closed, governor says - Boston News, Weather, Sports

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The Florida Everglades immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” has served its purpose, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday, closing the makeshift facility heralded by the Trump

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  1. Truthout

    Florida Shuts Down Alligator Alcatraz After a Year of Lawsuits and Brutality (opens Truthout)

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    After using $1 billion to brutalize immigrants, “Alligator Alcatraz” has been emptied. Its victims still need justice.

  2. Bangor Daily News

    Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center has closed, governor says (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    “Alligator Alcatraz,” the remote Florida immigration detention center that faced harsh criticism for its conditions, has shut down nearly a year after

  3. The Boston Globe

    Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration detention center is closing, governor says (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Officials announced a temporary closure of the facility earlier in June, saying hurricane season made it unsafe to keep the detainees in the Florida Everglades.

  4. WSVN Miami

    Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration detention center has closed, governor says - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    The Florida Everglades immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” has served its purpose, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday, closing the makeshift facility heralded by

  5. Kokomo Tribune

    Florida (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced the closure of the temporary immigration center known as "Alligator Alcatraz." The center was built in the Florida swamps last year. DeSantis said Thursday

  6. Newsweek

    Alligator Alcatraz closes, leaving Florida’s disaster funding drained (opens Newsweek)

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    The state's emergency agency has spent hundreds of millions on immigration enforcement efforts over the past year.

  7. FOX 13 Tampa

    Alligator Alcatraz to close after aiding 21,000 deportations, DeSantis says (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

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    One year after it opened, Alligator Alcatraz, the detention center used by Florida and the federal government to house undocumented immigrants, is shutting down.

  8. MyNorthwest

    'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center in Florida is officially closed, governor says (opens MyNorthwest)

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    OCHOPEE, Fla. (AP) — The immigration center built in the Florida swamps known as “Alligator Alcatraz” is closing after nearly a year of holding thousands of

  9. Florida Phoenix

    DeSantis hails ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as victory while confirming its shutdown (opens Florida Phoenix)

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    ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ the state-run Everglades immigration lockup, is closed, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday, hailing the facility as a success for state and federal partnerships and the Trump administration’s crackdown on undocumented immigration. It lasted just under a year.

  10. The New Republic

    DeSantis Announces the End of Trump’s Beloved “Alligator Alcatraz” (opens The New Republic)

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    Alligator Alcatraz, the infamous Florida detention camp, will be closed, Governor Ron DeSantis said on Thursday. DeSantis said the detention center, where immigrants described worms in their food, floors flooded with sewage, and enormous bugs , was not meant to be a permanent installation, the AP re…

  11. UPI

    Florida Gov. DeSantis announces closure of (opens UPI)

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    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced the closure of the embattled immigration detention center colloquially known as "Alligator Alcatraz."

  12. WHDH Boston

    Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention center has closed, governor says - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    The Florida Everglades immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” has served its purpose, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday, closing the makeshift facility heralded by the Trump

  13. New York Post

    DeSantis announces closure of Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention center: ‘Fulfilled mission’ (opens New York Post)

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    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the closure Thursday of the controversial swampland migrant detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz."

  14. WHDH Boston

    Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration detention center has closed, governor says - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    The Florida Everglades immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” has served its purpose, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday, closing the makeshift facility heralded by the Trump

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