DHS moves all detainees out of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ amid hurricane concerns

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Federal immigration authorities have evacuated all detainees from a facility in the Florida Everglades nicknamed 'Alligator Alcatraz,' relocating them to other detention sites due to hurricane season risks. Environmental and advocacy groups are using this opportunity to demand that the facility remain permanently closed, citing documented concerns about detainee conditions and ecological impact on the surrounding wetlands.