FILE - Trucks come and go from the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, Aug. 28, 2025, in Collier County, Fla.
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All detainees at the detention center in the Florida Everglades, known as "Alligator Alcatraz," have been transferred to other facilities, the Department of Homeland Security said, citing concerns related to the hurricane season.
FILE - Trucks come and go from the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, Aug. 28, 2025, in Collier County, Fla.
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Detainees at an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” have been transferred to…

ICE has moved detainees out of a controversial soft-sided detention center in the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration opened the facility last July to support the immigration crackdown by the…

The agency said the facility's "soft structure" could put immigrant detainees at risk and transferred them all to other…

The facility, located near the Everglade wetlands, has drawn human rights concerns and lawsuits over its conditions.

The center, located in the heart of the Everglades, faced immediate controversy when it opened last summer