DeSantis discusses report Everglades immigrant detention center may close

By: Jay Waagmeester

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: May 7, 2026

Words: 496

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday the Everglades immigration detention center has served its purpose, responding to reports that the temporary facility may close.

The New York Times reported Thursday morning that “Florida is in talks with the Trump administration” to shut down the facility dubbed by DeSantis’ administration as “Alligator Alcatraz,” adding that the talks are “preliminary but that “officials at the Department of Homeland Security have concluded that it is too expensive …

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