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Top Florida official says 'Alligator Alcatraz' will likely be empty within days, email shows

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A top Florida official says the controversial state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades will likely be empty in a matter of days.

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  1. WSVN Miami

    Top Florida official says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ will likely be empty within days, email shows - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A top Florida official says the controversial state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades will likely be empty in a matter

  2. ABC 7 New York

    Top Florida official says 'Alligator Alcatraz' will likely be empty within days, email shows (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    A top Florida official says the controversial state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades will likely be empty in a matter of days.

  3. Miami New Times

    Email Shows Alligator Alcatraz Will Likely Be Empty Within Days: Report (opens Miami New Times)

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    Miami New Times's feed description

    A top Florida official said Alligator Alcatraz could be empty within a matter of days, according to an email shared with the Associated Press.

  4. NBC News

    'Alligator Alcatraz' will likely be empty within days, email with top Florida official shows (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    News that the last detainee could leave the facility within days came less than a week after a federal judge in Miami ordered the detention center to wind down operations.

  5. CNN

    ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ will likely be empty within days, email shows (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The controversial dentention facility could will likely be empty in the coming days according to an email sent to a Miami area Rabbi.

  6. Newsweek

    "Alligator Alcatraz" update: Florida ICE facility will soon be empty (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    News of the potential closure comes after a judge ordered the facility — nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz" — to wind down operations.

  7. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Florida official says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ likely to be emptied (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A top Florida official says a contentious state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades will likely be empty in a matter of days, even as Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration and the federal government fight a judge's order to shutter the facility dubbed "Al…

  8. Latin Times

    Florida's $245 Million 'Alligator Alcatraz' Could Be Emptied Barely Two Months After Opening, Leaked Email Shows (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    Florida's controversial Everglades immigration detention facility, widely known as "Alligator Alcatraz," could be empty within days

  9. WHDH Boston

    Top Florida official says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ will likely be empty within days, email shows - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A top Florida official says the controversial state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades will likely be empty in a matter

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