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Inside ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ As DeSantis Says It Fulfilled Its Mission

Alligator Alcatraz, the detention facility in Florida’s remote Everglades that became a centerpiece of President Trump’s deportation campaign, is shutting down. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the facility’s closure in a Thursday press conference with White House Border Czar Tom Homan, insisting the detention space is no longer necessary. “I said from the beginning that ...