Summary
The "Alligator Alcatraz," a migrant detention center in Florida, is expected to be empty soon. A judge ordered the facility to stop accepting new detainees and to close within 60 days due to legal challenges. The facility, located in the Everglades, has been part of efforts to increase deportations.
Key Facts
- "Alligator Alcatraz" is a detention center in Florida's Everglades.
- Florida's Department of Emergency Management confirmed the facility will likely have zero detainees soon.
- Judge Kathleen Williams ordered a stop to bringing in new detainees and winding down operations within 60 days.
- The legal decision came from a lawsuit by two environmental groups and the Miccosukee tribe.
- Current detainee numbers were around 336, as noted by U.S. Congressman Maxwell Frost.
- Florida and the Trump administration are appealing the court's decision.
- Building and operating the facility are estimated to cost over $400 million, with $245 million already spent.
- The DHS has been moving detainees to comply with the court order.
