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All detainees from immigration facility 'Alligator Alcatraz' have been transferred, DHS says
All detainees at an immigration detention center in an isolated airstrip in the Florida Everglades, known as "Alligator Alcatraz," have been transferred to other facilities, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said, citing concerns related to the hurricane season.
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According to PBS News’s source item, All detainees from immigration facility ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ have been transferred, DHS says, All detainees at an immigration detention center in an isolated airstrip in the Florida Everglades, known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” have been transferred to other facilities, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said, citing concerns related to the hurricane season.
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- All detainees from immigration facility 'Alligator Alcatraz' have been transferred, DHS saysPBS News - 2026-06-17T22:09:47+00:00
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