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Florida immigration detention center "Alligator Alcatraz" to close, sources say

The immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz" is set to close less than a year after it opened, sources told CBS News.

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Florida immigration detention center "Alligator Alcatraz" to close, sources sayThe immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz" is set to close less than a year after it opened, sources told CBS News.
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