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Florida Detention Site Disappearances July 2023

The disappearance of hundreds of people from Florida's detention site in July, with reports suggesting roughly two-thirds of about 1,800 detainees could not be found in ICE's public detainee database.

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Jan 8, 2026

Are there verified reports or news articles about 1,200 people missing from Alligator Alcatraz?

Multiple major news outlets and advocacy groups reported that hundreds — not an independently confirmed flat figure of exactly 1,200 — of people who passed through Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” deten...