
Federal and Florida officials are reportedly discussing shutting down the “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades.
• Homeland Security officials reportedly concluded the facility is too expensive and ineffective, with Florida spending more than $1 million per day to operate it.
• The center currently holds nearly 1,400 detainees, while Florida is still waiting on a reported $608 million federal reimbursement request.