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Alligator Alcatraz Demolished But Legal Battles Continue | Charleston News
Once dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” a temporary migrant detention facility in the Everglades is now mostly gone—its tents, trailers, and fencing dismantled weeks after Florida officials declared it shut down. Built hastily to boost immigration enforcement, the site was meant to be short-term, processing and deporting thousands before its closure. Governor DeSantis hailed it as mission accomplished, saying demolition would take just a couple of weeks. But while the physical structure fades, legal battles linger: environmental groups argue it should’ve undergone an environmental impact study, a…
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