"The facility, located near the Everglade wetlands, has drawn human rights concerns and lawsuits over its conditions."

"The 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.

“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.

She did not specify how many people were transferred, or where they were sent. Her statement also did not indicate whether the detention facility was permanently shuttered, though reports of its impending closure had intensified for months."

Aljazeera and the Associated Press had the story June 18, 2026. [2]