Contractors working at the migrant detention facility known as "Alligator Alcatraz" have received orders to begin "full demobilization" of the site, multiple sources confirmed to CBS News Miami Monday, marking the effective end of a $1.2 billion project that opened less than a year ago.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has transferred detainees from Alligator Alcatraz to other facilities as Florida prepares for hurricane season.
Florida taxpayers are still waiting on $608 million in promised federal reimbursements for a remote immigration detention center that the Trump administration may now shut down entirely.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) announced that Alligator Alcatraz's operations can continue under a new court ruling blocking an order that called for further construction on the facility to cease.
U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida issued an order to move forward with the dismantling of Alligator Alcatraz.
Florida Judge Kathleen Williams issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) to block the Trump administration from placing more detainees in Alligator Alcatraz.
The Florida Republican Party confirmed Monday that the most dangerous criminal illegal immigrants captured in the state are being sent to Alligator Alcatraz, the new detention facility deep in the Everglades. According to a press release, these detainees include individuals convicted of the most violent crimes — including homicide, rape, child sex abuse, and aggravated assault.
Florida’s new immigration detention center, known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” is now operational—and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the capture of dozens of criminal illegal aliens likely headed there. DHS released a detailed list of violent offenders arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) across the state, highlighting a coordinated effort to remove high-risk individuals.
