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Florida Shuts Down Controversial 'Alligator Alcatraz' Immigration Detention Center

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Joe Raedle/Getty Images Florida's controversial immigration detention facility, known as "Alligator Alcatraz," has officially closed after operating for nearly a year, with Gov. Ron DeSantis declaring Thursday that the site had "served its purpose" in supporting the Trump administration's mass deportation efforts. The remote detention center, located on a former airstrip in the Florida Everglades, became one of the most recognizable symbols of the state's aggressive immigration enforcement strategy.

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