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Updated on: June 22, 2026 / 10:15 AM EDT

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Companies hired by the state to operate Alligator Alcatraz were notified Monday morning to begin "full demobilization" of the facility, quietly bringing an ignominious close a $1.2 billion experiment that had once been hailed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and President Donald Trump as a model other states should pursue, four sources familiar with the operations of the detention center told CBS News Miami."All vendors got the notice," one source explained.