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Florida immigration detention center "Alligator Alcatraz" to close, sources say
The immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz" is set to close less than a year after it opened, sources told CBS News.
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According to CBS News’s source item, Florida immigration detention center “Alligator Alcatraz” to close, sources say, The immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” is set to close less than a year after it opened, sources told CBS News.
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- Florida immigration detention center "Alligator Alcatraz" to close, sources sayCBS News - 2026-05-12T23:47:58+00:00
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