Chloe Santiago

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Chloe Santiago is a second-year journalism major specializing in data journalism and coding. She is a first-time staffer at The Alligator. Between classes, interviews and editing she enjoys survival-horror video games and taking care of her extensive houseplant collection.

A 104,000 square foot building sits empty, Saturday, June 20, 2026, near downtown Starke, Fla.

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Amid Alligator Alcatraz closure, residents ask if an ICE center agrees ‘everything is better in Bradford’

By Chloe Santiago | 9:00am

Hundreds have spoken out against proposals for a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Starke, a city in Bradford County that hosts a population of just under 6,000.

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Amid Alligator Alcatraz closure, residents ask if an ICE center agrees ‘everything is better in Bradford’

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