The findings raise questions about the DeSantis administration’s vetting of the companies that received Alligator Alcatraz contracts.

There are many reasons Alligator Alcatraz should be wiped off the face of the Everglades. The environment is just one but it’s plenty. | Opinion

U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Miami Gardens, said a federal judge’s order to shut down Alligator Alcatraz within 60 days said the immigration detention center “should have never been built” from the start.

Orlando Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost delivered sharp criticism of the site, describing it as "inhumane" and calling for it to be shut down.

This is a landmark victory for the Everglades and countless Americans who believe this imperiled wilderness should be protected, not exploited,” said Eve Samples, executive director of Friends of the Everglades,