The controversial detention facility is being emptied as a judge rules it violated environmental laws
Florida could be on the hook for US$218 million the state spent to convert a remote training airport in the Everglades into an immigration detention centre dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz”.
The centre may soon be completely empty as a judge upheld her decision late Wednesday ordering operations to wind down indefinitely.
Shutting down the facility for the time being would cost the state US$15 million to US$20 million immediately, and it would cost another US$15 million to US$20 million to reinstall structures if Florida was allowed to reopen it, according to court filings by the state.
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