Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' Detention Center to Close Amid Financial and Legal Challenges

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Florida taxpayers face potential losses of $218 million due to the shutdown of the 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center in the Everglades, following a court order to cease operations over environmental law violations and legal challenges, with the facility already being emptied of detainees.
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- Florida taxpayers may lose $218M on ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as judge orders shutdown PBS
- Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention facility to be empty 'within a few days' NPR
- Alligator Alcatraz: Federal judge stands by order to shut down detention center as population dwindles FOX 13 Tampa Bay
- Top Florida official says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ will likely be empty within days, email shows AP News
- Closure of Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center can proceed, judge says yahoo.com
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