‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Ordered to Close Within 60 Days, Federal Judge Rules

Tom Durante Aug 22nd, 2025, 10:06 am

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A federal judge in Miami has ordered the migrant detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz” to wind down operations within the next two months after a local Indian tribe and environmental group sued over environmental concerns at the detention center.

The ruling from Judge Kathleen M. Williams demands that no new detainees be accepted at the migrant detention facility, and officials there must remove fencing, lighting, gas, and sewage waste receptacles within 60 days.

She also blocked any new construction at the site.

The order was sparked in part by concerns from the Miccosukee Indian Tribe of Florida, who claimed the operation of

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