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Thursday, 6/25, 11:12 PM
Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' Detention Center Closes After a Year of Controversy
- The Florida immigration detention camp in the Everglades known as 'Alligator Alcatraz' has shut down less than a year after opening.
- State officials cited hurricane risk, costs and expanded federal capacity; advocates said the site never should have existed.