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'Conditions I Wouldn't Wish on My Worst Enemy': A Surprise Visit to a South Florida ICE Office

A congresswoman's surprise visit into a Broward ICE office found conditions advocates call inhumane, as Florida's detention system undergoes major shifts.

Latin Times

Call for inquiry into Alligator Alcatraz’s ‘abuse of Everglades’ despite closure

Environmentalists and immigrant-rights advocates seek accounting of damage done by notorious detention center

The Guardian - US

Good Riddance to 'Alligator Alcatraz,' a Cruel, Expensive, and Pointless Authoritarian Stunt

Less than a year after launching with its own merchandise line, "Alligator Alcatraz" is officially shutting down.

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Trump's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention centre closes after less than a year

Florida's controversial "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention centre, a symbol of US President Donald Trump's deportation drive, has closed after operating for less than a year, officials said on Thursday. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said the Everglades facility had emptied after fulfilling its emergency role despite criticism over detainees' conditions and…

France 24

Florida Shuts Down Controversial 'Alligator Alcatraz' Immigration Detention Center

Florida's controversial immigration detention facility, known as "Alligator Alcatraz," has officially closed after operating for nearly a year.

International Business Times

'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center shuts in US: official

OCHOPEE (UNITED STATES) - The controversial "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center -- a costly Florida facility that became a symbol of US President Donald Trump's deportation drive -- has shut down after less than a year in operation, officials said Thursday.

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DeSantis boasts of deporting 21,000 as notorious Alligator Alcatraz jail closes

Florida immigration jail that became byword for cruelty and cost state taxpayers $1.2m a day shuts down after a year

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Gov DeSantis confirms closure of Alligator Alcatraz less than a year after opening

DeSantis said the remote facility was always intended as a temporary solution until more permanent detention centers could be secured

The Independent UK

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.

Latin Times

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

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The Independent UK

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

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The Guardian - US

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees relocated, ICE announces

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

International Business Times UK

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.

The Guardian - US

‘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

Latin Times

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

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The Independent UK

Trump uncharacteristically celebrates release of Cuban man from Alligator Alcatraz

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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 Guardian - US

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

International Business Times

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

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