Officials Consider Shutting Down Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” Detention Center Over High Costs


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.

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