At a press conference in Ochopee today Governor Ron DeSantis with White House Border Czar Tom Homan and Florida State Board of Immigration Enforcement Executive Director Anthony Coker said Alligator Alcatraz fulfilled the role it was designed for an "today, it has zero detainees."

DeSantis said despite the site emptying, the state will continue with 287g immigration arrests and related activities.

WGCU will bring you more on this developing story later.

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