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Trump Empties Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz as Costs Soared

The US has emptied the immigration detention camp in the Florida Everglades known as Alligator Alcatraz after the state spent hundreds of millions of dollars on the high-profile facility to support President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda. The facility, a sprawling complex of tents and trailers, was ordered built by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis last year atop a decommissioned airfield. It was emptied in coordination with state and federal authorities as the Atlantic hurricane season approaches.

June 17, 2026 at 1:07 AM UTC

Updated on June 17, 2026 at 4:15 PM UTC

The US has emptied the immigration detention camp in the Florida Everglades known as Alligator Alcatraz after the state spent hundreds of millions of dollars on the high-profile facility to support President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a statement that the jail, a sprawling complex of tents and trailers that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ordered built last year atop a decommissioned airfield, was emptied in coordination with state and federal authorities as the Atlantic hurricane season gets underway.

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Trump Empties Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz as Costs Soared

The US has emptied the immigration detention camp in the Florida Everglades known as Alligator Alcatraz after the state spent hundreds of millions of dollars on the high-profile facility to support President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda. The facility, a sprawling complex of tents and trailers, was ordered built by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis last year atop a decommissioned airfield. It was emptied in coordination with state and federal authorities as the Atlantic hurricane season approaches.

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