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Alligator Alcatraz Demolished After Billion-Dollar Immigration Push | Macon News
The infamous “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration detention center is officially gone—its tents torn down, its sign removed—leaving behind a quiet, partially cleared site once funded by a $1 billion state investment under Governor Ron DeSantis. Designed as a temporary solution to immigration enforcement, the facility detained nearly 21,000 people, but faced fierce backlash for poor conditions and environmental damage to the Everglades. Lawsuits are still ongoing, and while the property remains under federal control and the airstrip is closed until September, advocates now push for it to become a…
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