‘Alligator Alcatraz’ migrant detention centre has closed, Florida governor DeSantis says

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced the closure of the "Alligator Alcatraz" migrant detention center in the Everglades. The facility, which opened less than a year ago, faced significant criticism regarding its conditions. DeSantis stated the center was always intended as a temporary measure until more permanent federal detention facilities became available, which he claims has now occurred. The center had previously undergone a temporary closure in June due to hurricane season safety concerns. Immigration advocates had raised issues about the facility's safety and humane conditions, with detainees reporting difficulties accessing legal counsel and poor living conditions, including sanitation problems and insect infestations.

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The 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention centre has closed.

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Immigration advocates stated the tents were never safe or humane for holding people.

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Officials announced a temporary closure earlier in June due to hurricane season making the Everglades unsafe.

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The centre was always meant to be temporary until more permanent facilities could be secured.

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Detainees reported difficulty accessing lawyers and poor physical conditions, including worms in food and flooded floors.

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“Alligator Alcatraz”, the remote Florida Immigration detention centre that faced harsh criticism for its conditions, has shut down nearly a year after opening, Governor Ron DeSantis said on Thursday.DeSantis said the centre at an isolated airstrip in the Everglades was always meant to be only temporary until more permanent detention facilities could be secured, and federal officials now have that capacity.“It served its purpose for the time,” the Republican governor said at a news conference.Officials announced a temporary closure of the facility earlier in June and sent all of the detainees to other facilities, saying hurricane season made it unsafe to keep them in the Everglades.Immigration advocates said the tents were never safe or humane for holding people.Detainees at the facility have talked about their difficulty accessing lawyers and described poor physical conditions, including worms in the food, toilets that did not flush, floors flooded with faecal waste, and mosquitoes and other insects everywhere.

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