DHS Chief Denies 'Alligator Alcatraz' Is Dead, Even as Detainees Are Reportedly Being Moved Out

Source: International Business Times

Representative image. AFP Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the Trump administration has no immediate plans to shut down the Florida immigration detention facility known as "Alligator Alcatraz," contradicting recent reports that the site could close within weeks as officials move detainees out and reassess the cost of operating the facility. "I don't think we've said we're shutting it down," Mullin told CBS News, adding that while the Everglades-based facility faces vulnerabilities from hurricanes and wildfires, the Department of Homeland Security still views it as part of its "surge capacity" for immigration detention.