Alligator Alcatraz Migrant Detention Facility
Sector: Airport • Location: Ochopee, Florida, United States
Source: CW34
A temporary migrant detention facility rapidly built by the state on county-owned land at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in the Everglades. It used light infrastructure such as heavy-duty tents and trailers instead of permanent buildings. The facility was intended as a temporary solution to assist federal authorities with processing and deporting migrants. It has been dismantled
- Status
- Closed and dismantled
- Sector
- Airport, Government
- Location
- Ochopee, Florida, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- CW34
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Status
Original status | closed and dismantled |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description
Description | A temporary migrant detention facility rapidly built by the state on county-owned land at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in the Everglades. It used light infrastructure such as heavy-duty tents and trailers instead of permanent buildings. The facility was intended as a temporary solution to assist federal authorities with processing and deporting migrants. It has been dismantled following its closure after months of operation. |
Original sector | Government |
Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Florida |
City | Ochopee |
Source
Source | CW34 |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Airport, Government |
Article published date | 2026-07-18 |
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