ICE empties ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ amid hurricane season. Activists aren’t buying it.

Federal immigration authorities say they’ve emptied the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” lockup amid hurricane fears, transferring detainees to other facilities. But advocacy groups suing the state aren’t buying their explanation. “They built it and filled it with people during the hurricane season last year, so that makes no sense,” attorney Paul Schwiep, representing the Friends of […]