{"id":1060,"date":"2026-05-13T15:40:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T15:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnnglobalnews.com\/?p=1060"},"modified":"2026-05-13T15:40:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T15:40:04","slug":"failed-experiment-in-human-suffering-alligator-alcatraz-immigration-jail-to-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cnnglobalnews.com\/?p=1060","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Failed experiment in human suffering\u2019: Alligator Alcatraz immigration jail to close"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>State officials told vendors at the facility to prepare for a breakdown of the tented camp beginning next month<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/news\/2026\/feb\/17\/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&amp;utm_campaign=BN22326&amp;utm_content=signup&amp;utm_term=standfirst&amp;utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB\">Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An alliance of environmental groups and immigration advocates has welcomed what looks to be the imminent closure of Alligator Alcatraz, the notorious immigration jail in the remote Florida Everglades <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/jul\/01\/trump-alligator-alcatraz-immigration-florida\">celebrated by Donald Trump<\/a> for its harsh conditions.<\/p>\n<p>State officials told vendors at the facility on Tuesday to prepare for a breakdown of the tented camp beginning next month, the New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/12\/us\/florida-alligator-alcatraz-detention-closure.html\">reported<\/a>, citing its ongoing cost.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/13\/alligator-alcatraz-south-florida-detention-center-closure\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>State officials told vendors at the facility to prepare for a breakdown of the tented camp beginning next month Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email An alliance &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnnglobalnews.com\/?p=1060\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1061,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnnglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnnglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnnglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnnglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1060"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnnglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1060\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnnglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnnglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnnglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnnglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}