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Alligator Alcatraz Closure and Legacy | Texas News
Alligator Alcatraz, the controversial state-run immigration detention center built on the Dade-Collier Training and Transitional Airport, has been fully dismantled — tents gone, sign erased, only contractors and vehicles left behind. Funded by Governor DeSantis to speed deportations, the facility was meant to be temporary, but its environmental toll and legal battles sparked nationwide scrutiny. Environmentalists and advocates hailed its closure, while lawsuits over skipped impact assessments linger. The airstrip remains closed until September, and debates swirl over its future — from…
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