Florida Begins Dismantling 1-Year-Old Alligator Alcatraz Detention Center
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 23
Florida Begins Dismantling 1-Year-Old Alligator Alcatraz Detention Center
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 23
Summary
Crews on Monday started taking down tents, fences, trailers and other structures at Florida’s state-run Alligator Alcatraz detention center in the Everglades, signaling the site’s closure.
Vendors were told on a morning call they could begin “demobilizing” immediately and were expected to make significant progress by Wednesday, according to people familiar with the directive.
The move came days after the Department of Homeland Security said all detainees had been transferred out for safety as hurricane season began, with the June 1-Nov. 30 season now underway.
The remote facility opened less than a year ago with backing from President Trump and Governor Ron DeSantis, but officials have said little publicly about the shutdown after once promoting it heavily.