Alligator Alcatraz shutdown and update on the Epstein files

Alligator Alcatraz shutdown and update on the Epstein files

Author: Gannett August 29, 2025 Duration: 26:01

The Inside Florida Politics Podcast returns with host USA TODAY Network of Florida's Antonio Fins talking with investigations reporter Ana Goñi-Lessan about the new directive to stop illegal immigrants in the state and the fate of Alligator Alcatraz. Antonio also talks with Palm Beach Post Investigations Editor Holly Baltz about movement in the Jeffery Epstein case and the upcoming bipartisan press conference that could bring victims forward and expose more names.


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