Vendors at Alligator Alcatraz told the immigration detention center is closing: report
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Key Points:
- Florida's immigration detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," is expected to close by early June, with detainees being relocated, though their next destination remains unknown.
- The facility, located in the Everglades and operational since last summer, has processed 22,000 detainees and will be dismantled after it is emptied.
- Florida spends over $1 million daily to operate the center, with Governor DeSantis expecting federal reimbursement, pending a $608 million request.
- DeSantis emphasized the center was never meant to be permanent and confirmed plans to dismantle it, but did not provide a detailed timeline or information on detainee relocation.
- No official plans or announcements have been made regarding where detainees will be transferred or how their management will proceed after the closure.