US transfers immigrants out of Florida Alligator Alcatraz detention centre
Key takeaways
- The facility, located near the Everglade wetlands, has drawn human rights concerns and lawsuits over its conditions.
- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Wednesday that everyone being held in the state-run facility had been transferred out, citing concerns about the start of the Atlantic hurricane season.
- “For the safety of the illegal alien detainees, we transferred them to other facilities,” department spokesperson Lauren Bis told The Associated Press news agency in a statement.
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The facility, located near the Everglade wetlands, has drawn human rights concerns and lawsuits over its conditions.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Rose Hawley protests outside the Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention centre on May 31 [Lynne Sladky/AP Photo]By Al Jazeera Staff and The Associated Press Published On 18 Jun 202618 Jun 2026The administration of United States President Donald Trump has announced that all immigrant detainees have been transferred out of a Florida detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz, effectively shuttering the controversial facility.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Wednesday that everyone being held in the state-run facility had been transferred out, citing concerns about the start of the Atlantic hurricane season.