Reports say “Alligator Alcatraz” may be closing, but we’re keeping our foot on the gas

The end is near for “Alligator Alcatraz.” It can’t come soon enough.

Ten months after DeSantis appointee James Uthmeier announced the political stunt as a “low-cost opportunity,” reports confirm that the ICE detention facility’s days are numbered. According to the New York Times, vendors were told that detainees would be moved out by early June, with the facility dismantled in the weeks that follow.

As of today, the site is still operating. We will not stop fighting until “Alligator Alcatraz” is officially shut down, all construction is removed, and harm at the site is remediated. Until then, we are continuing full steam ahead with our legal case, preparing new evidence to support our claims in federal court in Miami.

We did this TOGETHER. Along with our partners and supporters like you, we put pressure on those who see the Everglades as a political pawn. We compiled evidence of harm to Big Cypress National Preserve. We sued for public records that illustrate the immense cost of this reckless prison in the Everglades.

Now is not the time to let up. We will hold government accountable for the harm and blatant disregard for our bedrock environmental laws.

Thank you for standing with us to demand an end to this dark chapter in Everglades history.

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