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‘Alligator Alcatraz’: What to know about Florida’s new controversial migrant detention facility

FLORIDA, JUL 2 – The facility, designed to hold up to 5,000 criminal illegal aliens, aims to ease overcrowding at border centers operating over 109% capacity, officials said.

  • On July 1, 2025, President Donald Trump toured a temporary migrant detention facility under construction in the Everglades region of Florida.
  • The facility arose from the Trump administration's effort to expand detention capacities amid plans for the largest mass deportation in U.S. history.
  • Alligator Alcatraz sits on a remote, mostly abandoned airstrip in Big Cypress National Preserve, offering 500 to 1,000 beds initially, with plans for up to 5,000 detainees.
  • Trump called the center an "efficient, low-cost opportunity" and a "blueprint for detention facilities across the country," while critics highlighted ethical, environmental, and human rights concerns.
  • The center’s opening intensifies immigration enforcement but faces lawsuits, protests led by environmentalists and Native Americans, and concerns over migrant treatment and indigenous land protection.
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