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Florida May Close Alligator Alcatraz

  • 13 hours ago
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(Ochopee, FL) -- Alligator Alcatraz's days could be numbered. Border czar Tom Homan said yesterday the Trump administration is talking to state officials about closing the immigrant detention facility in the Everglades. A Homeland Security official told the New York Times the facility is costly and has lost its effectiveness. Governor Ron DeSantis says it was always meant to be a temporary facility, and he's fine with closing it if the federal government no longer needs it.

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