Gov. Ron DeSantis announces winding down of 'Alligator Alcatraz'

OCHOPEE, Fla. (WINK) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Thursday at the Dade-Collier Training that the detention facility "Alligator Alcatraz" is winding down.

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DeSantis is being accompanied by White House Border Czar Tom Homan and Florida State Board of Immigration Enforcement Executive Director Anthony Coker at the detention facility.

During a press conference on Monday, Attorney General James Uthmeier spoke briefly about the facility, saying it was never meant to be a permanent operation.

The detention facility was first opened on July 1. It has faced resistance from protesters since its announcement.

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Watch the entire news conference above.

Florida Highway Patrol officers watch Gov. Ron DeSantis arrive at a press conference about recent immigration enforcement operations, at the South Florida office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Enforcement and Removal Operations, May 1, 2025, in Miramar, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

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