Robin Roberts revealed the Florida Everglades as one of the '7 Natural Wonders of America,' a list curated by ABC News and National Geographic celebrating awe-inspiring locations in the U.S.
The $1.2 billion migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades housed more than 25,000 detainees since July 2025.
Florida officials have announced the closure of the "Alligator Alcatraz" migrant detention center due to hurricane threats and high operational costs.
The “Alligator Alcatraz” migrant detention facility, built by Governor Ron DeSantis (R) in Florida, is set to close due to hurricane safety concerns and high operational costs. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Florida officials have announced the closure of the “Alligator Alcatraz” migrant detention center due to hurricane threats and high operational costs. DETAIL: The 3,000-bed facility in the Everglades was evacuated earlier this month as a precaution against hurricanes, which are expected from June to November. The detainees have been relocated to other facilities. The detention center can only endure winds up to 74 miles per hour, equivalent to a Category 1 hurricane or tropical storm. Constructed in eight days on the site of an…Open
All detainees at the detention center in the Florida Everglades, known as "Alligator Alcatraz," have been transferred to other facilities, the Department of Homeland Security said, citing concerns related to the hurricane season.
Police in Florida were warning drivers not to stop and look at an Everglades fire that, by Monday, May 11, had scorched almost 5,000 acres west of in western Broward County also causing reduced visibility for drivers. #everglades #brushfire #southflorida
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The Max Road Fire in the Everglades has grown to over 11,000 acres.
'Our firefighters are working tirelessly'
The Department of Homeland Security has concluded the facility, which opened last summer and costs Florida hundreds of millions of dollars every year, is too expensive to operate.
The immigrant detention center in the Everglades, which Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, opened last July, may be too expensive to keep operating.