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Alligator Alcatraz to close after helping deport 21,000 migrants, DeSantis says
One year after it opened, Alligator Alcatraz, the detention center used by Florida and the federal government to house undocumented immigrants, is shutting down.
Is the end in sight for Alligator Alcatraz? Gov. Ron DeSantis says the federal government is taking a fresh look at things and could phase out the controversial immigration detention camp. FOX 13's Evan Axelbank reports.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - One year after it opened, Alligator Alcatraz, the detention center used by Florida and the federal government to house undocumented immigrants, is shutting down.
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