BREAKING: Alligator Alcatraz is officially closed. 🎉🎉🎉 We’ve reached a huge milestone in our fight against the mass detention center in the heart of the Everglades: ICE announced it has removed all detainees from the cruelly named “Alligator Alcatraz,” and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis confirmed it is closed. For a year, the Center has fought to shut down this facility as officials tried to bulldoze environmental laws protecting the Everglades and endangered species like Florida panthers and Florida bonneted bats. This fight has been in collaboration with friendsoftheeverglades, earthjustice and miccosukeetribeofindians — and everyone who raised their voices against this facility. “Overwhelming opposition has forced Trump and DeSantis to scamper away from Alligator Alcatraz with their tails between their legs,” said Elise Bennett, Florida and Caribbean director and an attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity. “Now we’ll make sure they clean up their mess and work to protec...