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‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees relocated, ICE announces
Officials decline to specify how many people have been moved from widely criticized Florida facility or where to
Detainees from Florida’s notorious “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration jail have been relocated to other facilities, according to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The detention facility in the remote Everglades, celebrated by Donald Trump for its harsh conditions, has been widely expected to close. It quickly attracted headlines for the brutal treatment of detainees after opening last year.
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Maya Yang · Tue, Jun 16, 2026, 3:27 PM
US news | The Guardian
Officials decline to specify how many people have been moved from widely criticized Florida facility or where to
Detainees from Florida’s notorious “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration jail have been relocated to other facilities, according to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The detention facility in the remote Everglades, celebrated by Donald Trump for its harsh conditions, has been widely expected to close. It quickly attracted headlines for the brutal treatment of detainees after opening last year.
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