What comes after ‘Alligator Alcatraz’? Uthmeier hopes for a protected environmental area

By: Liv Caputo

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: June 22, 2026

Words: 750

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Although Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, the mind behind the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration lockup, doesn’t know whether the facility is shutting down for good, he hopes the former airport will become a protected environmental spot.

“Now that the federal government is resourced and standing up its own mission using its own authorities, [the site] is no longer necessary,” Uthmeier told onlookers Monday during a Tampa press conference. “The plan has always been to protect …

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