Florida Begins Construction of 'Alligator Alcatraz' Migrant Camp in Everglades
- The Department of Homeland Security is building a detention center in the Florida Everglades to temporarily hold migrants.
- Uthmeier stated that if detainees escape, they will face alligators and pythons in the Everglades.
- Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniela Levine Cava opposes the detention center proposal, citing environmental concerns.
- Operating the proposed site is expected to cost Florida approximately $450 million annually.
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Native leaders blast construction of Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' on land they call sacred
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is racing ahead with construction of a makeshift immigration detention facility at an airstrip in the Everglades over the opposition of Native American leaders who consider the area their sacred ancestral homelands. A string…
Trump diverts disaster funds to pay for "Alligator Alcatraz"
Florida officials are building what some are calling “Alligator Alcatraz,” a sprawling migrant detention camp in the Everglades with the capacity to detain over 5,000 people. The site, constructed on the remote Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, includes large tents, surveillance systems, and mobile barracks. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has directed state agencies and private […] The post Trump diverts disaster funds to pay for “All…
The Donald Trump Administration along with the Florida Government is building an immigration detention center in the pre-ligorous Everglades National Park with the name 'Alligator Alcatraz'. Surrounded by countless alligators and python servants, up to 5,000 undocumented aliens will live in small prefabricated cabins at an abandoned airfield, as seen in images distributed by the U.S. television network NBC. Thus this new chapter of the policy of…
In the Turbo-Tempo, Governor Ron DeSantis and the Trump administration want to set up an institution for at least 1000 imprisoned migrants.


Inside Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz”: How a Mega Detention Center Uses the Everglades as Its Fence
A new migrant detention center in Florida is turning heads and stirring debate. Nicknamed Alligator Alcatraz, this facility promises high security in an unusual way—by making the wild Florida Everglades part of its plan. The idea is as simple as it is bold: set up a temporary holding facility surrounded by miles of swampland that’s home to alligators, pythons, and little civilization. If you’re curious about how such a place came to be, why it’s…
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