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Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" immigrant detention center may soon be empty after a judge ordered its closure.

The state invested $218 million in the facility, which has faced lawsuits and protests over conditions and environmental impact.

Despite the court order, Florida officials are appealing and plan to continue operations.

Less than two months after launched to Republican fanfare, alligator-themed merch, a visit from President Donald Trump, lawsuits and protests, may be empty soon with a $218 million price tag.

The Department of Homeland Security has started moving detainees out of the mass detention facility in the in the Everglades, Gov. Ron DeSantis said during a press conference Aug. 27, days after a federal judge ordered a stop to new construction and blo

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