The facility has faced lawsuits from immigrant advocates since it opened.

After one year of abusing immigrants, the Florida detention center is finally shutting down.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced the closure of the temporary immigration center known as "Alligator Alcatraz."

Conditions at "Alligator Alcatraz" were criticized by lawyers, families and human rights groups who claimed detainees were mistreated.

Florida Gov_ Ron DeSantis has announced the closure of the temporary immigration center known as "Alligator Alcatraz."

Florida will shut down the immigration detention facility known as 'Alligator Alcatraz' after nearly a year of operation, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced...

El centro fue abierto por orden de Trump para acelerar los arrestos, en una zona pantanosa rodeada de serpientes, caimanes e insectos

Florida cierra el polémico centro de detención migratorio Alligator Alcatraz, emblemático del gobierno de Donald Trump. Aquí los detalles.

The Alligator Alcatraz immigrant detention center site could become part of a Florida Everglades restoration project.

Immigration advocates said the tents were never safe or humane for holding people. Lawyers described poor physical conditions, including worms in the food, toilets that didn’t…

Florida desmantela el polémico centro para inmigrantes en los Everglades tras un año de denuncias y batallas judiciales

The facility has faced criticism for unsafe and inhumane conditions, including worms in food and toilets that did not flush.

The closure comes just weeks after Florida temporarily evacuated the facility amid concerns that the complex would not withstand hurricane season.

Florida immigration jail that became byword for cruelty and cost state taxpayers $1.2m a day shuts down after a year

El gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, afirma que el complejo ha cumplido su misión

DeSantis said the remote facility was always intended as a temporary solution until more permanent detention centers could be secured

Groups Caution That the Facility Reflects Systemic Patterns of Abuse at Other ICE Detention Centers

Construido por las autoridades en una pista de aterrizaje prácticamente en desuso en medio de los humedales, el centro comenzó a funcionar en julio de 2025.

Construido por las autoridades de Florida en una pista de aterrizaje prácticamente en desuso en medio de los humedales, el centro comenzó a funcionar en julio de 2025.

Florida's controversial "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention centre, a symbol of US President Donald Trump's deportation drive, has closed after operating for less than a…

The facility has faced lawsuits from immigrant advocates since it opened.