Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' is closing after nearly a year of holding thousands of immigrant detainees, governor says
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FILE - Florida Highway Patrol officers watch Gov. Ron DeSantis arrive at a press conference about a recent immigration enforcement operation, at the South Florida office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Enforcement and Removal Operations, May 1, 2025, in Miramar, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File) (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) (Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
MIAMI (AP) — Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is closing after nearly a year of holding thousands of immigrant detainees, governor says.
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