‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention centre shuts in US: Official
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‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention centre shuts in US: OfficialSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxThe centre was assembled in just eight days in June 2025 with bunk beds, wire cages and large white tents at an abandoned airfield in the Everglades. PHOTO: AFPPublished Jun 26, 2026, 10:58 AMUpdated Jun 26, 2026, 11:00 AMSet as preferred sourceListenOCHOPEE, Florida - The controversial “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration detention centre – 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 on June 25.Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, appearing at the remote Everglades site with White House border czar Tom Homan, said the facility no longer held any detainees and had…
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