Judge Delivers What May Be Final Death Blow to $250M Alligator Alcatraz

Judge Delivers What May Be Final Death Blow to $250M Alligator Alcatraz

Zachary Leeman Aug 28th, 2025, 9:28 am

Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz could be down to a grand total of zero detainees in just days, according to an email sent by a state official.

In an Aug. 22 email first obtained by the Associated Press, Florida Division of Emergency Management Executive Director Kevin Guthrie told South Florida Rabbi Mario Rojzman that “we are probably going to be down to 0 individuals within a few days.”

Rojzman and an executive assistant confirmed the contents of the email to The Associated Press. Alligator Alcatraz was opened just last month, but was ordered last week to ship out all detainees and close within 60 days. A request for a stay order while the state appealed the decision h