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Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" shutting down permanently, sources say | via @cbsmiami @cbsnews
'Companies hired by the state to operate the Florida immigration facility known as "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 Governor Ron DeSantis and President Donald Trump as a model other states should pursue…'
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Analysis Summary
Florida's controversial "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention facility in the Everglades is shutting down permanently after operating for roughly two years. Companies contracted to run the facility were told on Monday to begin full demobilization, with detainees already transferred to other locations due to hurricane season concerns. The facility cost $1.2 billion and had been promoted by DeSantis and Trump as a model for immigration detention, but faced ongoing criticism over conditions and environmental location — an outcome that suggests the experiment's high cost and logistical challenges made it unsustainable. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, the facility's architect, is now proposing the site become a protected environmental area instead.
Claims Analysis (3)
“Companies hired by the state to operate the Florida immigration facility known as "Alligator Alcatraz" were notified Monday morning to begin "full demobilization" of the facility”
CBS News and PBS News both confirm the facility is undergoing demobilization or closure with detainees transferred as of June 23, 2026.
“The facility was a $1.2 billion experiment”
CBS reporting confirms the facility involved substantial state spending, though the exact $1.2B figure appears in the shared article but is not independently confirmed in other search results.
“The facility had been hailed by Governor Ron DeSantis and President Donald Trump as a model other states should pursue”
DeSantis and Trump both publicly promoted the facility as a model for immigration detention. The facility was indeed championed by both leaders, though web search does not return the exact quote attributed here.
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