Alligator Alcatraz Closes, Leaving Florida’s Disaster Funding Drained

Florida officials announced the closure of the Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention center, relocating all detainees to other facilities. The governor stated that hurricane season rendered the Everglades location unsafe for operations. Meanwhile, the state's emergency agency has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on immigration enforcement efforts over the past year, leaving Florida's disaster funding drained. The facility's temporary closure follows these significant financial expenditures and the onset of seasonal weather risks in the region.