Florida taxpayers may lose $218M on empty ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as judge orders shutdown
Immigration,Alligator Alcatraz,ICE,DHS,Donald Trump
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Florida taxpayers could be on the hook for $218 million the state spent to convert a remote training airport in the Everglades into an immigration detention center dubbed “ Alligator Alcatraz.”
The center may soon be completely empty as a judge upheld her decision late Wednesday ordering operations to wind down indefinitely.
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