Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention facility to be empty ‘within a few days’

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Beds are seen inside a migrant detention center, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” located at the site of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, in Ochopee, Florida on July 1, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP via Getty Images)MIAMI — The immigration detention center in Florida’s Everglades that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” soon will hold no detainees. Asked Wednesday about the declining population at the detention center, Fla. Gov. Federal judge halts construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ The 14-day stoppage comes as a federal judge considers whether additional construction of the immigration detention facility in south Florida’s Everglades is detrimental to the environment. So far, records show DeSantis has signed contracts to spend about $245 million on the detention center.