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Florida’s immigration detention center, known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” will close by June, a vendor confirmed to NBC6 on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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This comes as The New York Times reported on Tuesday that vendors were notified that state and federal officials intend to close the state-run facility in the Everglades by June 1.<\/p>\n

Gov. Ron DeSantis said the center has processed and deported 22,000 detainees since it\u00a0opened last summer.<\/p>\n

Last week, DeSantis said “Alligator Alcatraz” was always meant to be temporary as talks emerged of the facility’s closure.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke out Thursday following a new report that said state officials are speaking with the Trump administration about shutting down the immigrant detention center in the Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz.”\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

\u201cAt some point, we will, of course, break it down. That was always the goal,\u201d the Republican governor said at a news conference on May 7 in Lakeland.<\/p>\n

If the Department of Homeland Security feels it has the resources to house detainees elsewhere, the facility will wind down, DeSantis said at the time.<\/p>\n

Florida has spent more than $1 million a day to run the facility, and DeSantis has said he expects reimbursement from the federal government. The state has not yet received $608 million it has requested.<\/p>\n

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This story will be updated. Check back with NBC6.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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