Florida evacuates Alligator Alcatraz over hurricane concerns

Florida evacuated its “Alligator Alcatraz” detention facility in the Everglades over fears of hurricanes. The facility, set up in one of the most inhospitable areas in the country last year and serving as a flagship for state efforts to support President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda, mainly consists of enforced tents ill-suited for hurricanes. Recommended Stories Federal judge denies Hannah Dugan’s bid to toss illegal immigrant escape case conviction Delaney Hall protests coordinated largely by revolutionary-left organizations Immigrants filed tens of thousands of lawsuits in Trump’s first year The agency said the facility’s “soft structure” could put immigrant detainees at risk and transferred them all to other facilities.Advertisement “As we enter into hurricane season, ICE and the…

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