Florida's controversial "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center in the Everglades is expected to be empty within days, despite legal challenges. A top state official confirmed this in an email. The facility, built to hold 3,000 detainees, faced three lawsuits alleging inhumane conditions, including unsanitary living conditions and detainees being held without charges. A federal judge ordered the center's closure, a decision the state appealed. Environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe opposed the facility due to environmental concerns, and the state plans to open another facility.

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