Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has begun relocating detainees from the Alligator Alcatraz facility in Florida ahead of hurricane season.

Florida lies adjacent to the Caribbean Sea and is often the point of landfall for many severe storms. The Alligator Alcatraz facility is situated in the Everglades and potentially vulnerable to severe weather. The site housed 1,400 inmates as of April.

“As we enter into hurricane season, ICE and the state of Florida have moved illegal aliens from the soft sided facility. For the safety of the illegal alien detainees, we transferred them to other facilities,” an ICE spokesperson said, according to The Hill.

The facility was unique in that it was built by the state of Florida, but hosted federal law enforcement. As of May, administration officials were in talks to close the facility amid reports of poor conditions.

ICE did not specify how many inmates it was relocating.

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