Deportation flights have begun from Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz,” a remote Everglades detention site holding thousands of immigrants. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says the goal is rapid deportation — not indefinite detention. Critics argue the state-run facility is serving federal aims and faces legal scrutiny over its construction and operations.

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