### [2026-06-25](/feed/2026/06/25/index.md)

##### Immigration detention in the second Trump administration
# Florida governor Ron DeSantis confirms that the Alligator Alcatraz detention center in Ochopee, Florida, U.S., will close operations, a year after it opened. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ''The Straits Times](https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/alligator-alcatraz-detention-centre-shuts-in-us-official)
2. [Politico](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/25/alligator-alcatraz-officially-shutters-florida-desantis-homan-00976165)

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