Critics Controversial Nickname for ICE’s Everglades Detention Facility: ‘Alligator Auschwitz’

‘Alligator Auschwitz’: ICE's Florida Everglades detention facility evokes Holocaust comparisons

(JTA) — President Trump and Florida Gov. Rick DeSantis had a giddy name for the temporary ICE facility they built quickly on an airstrip in the Florida Everglades: “Alligator Alcatraz.” “We’re going to teach them how to run away from an alligator if they escape prison,” Trump boasted July 1 as he toured the detention facility for undocumented migrants, where a forbidding swamp surrounds tents featuring rows of bunk beds behind chain fences. Some…

Critics controversial nickname for ICE’s Everglades detention facility: ‘Alligator Auschwitz’

“Every a**-clown who compares Alligator Alcatraz to Auschwitz clearly has no mental comprehension of how horrible the Holocaust was,” Stuart Rojstaczer, said.

Florida bishop: Alligator Alcatraz ‘not a solution; it’s an evil’

According to a Florida bishop, two Catholic dioceses in the state are struggling to establish pastoral ministry for inmates at the country’s newest immigration detention center — Alligator Alcatraz.President Donald Trump tours the “Alligator Alcatraz” facility. Credit: White House/public domain.Located in the heart of the Florida Everglades, at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, immigration and government officials dubbed the new …

The detention center in Florida easily fits the definition o...

The detention center in Florida easily fits the definition of concentration camp. “This facility’s purpose fits the classic model, and its existence points to serious dangers ahead for the country.” Alligator Auschwitz.

Alligator Alcatraz isn't just a prison. It's a warning.

Image by JamesDeMers from PixabayAlligator Alcatraz Isn’t Just a Prison. It’s a Mirror. And It’s Asking Us: Who Are We, Really?The most dangerous thing about Alligator Alcatraz isn’t the alligators. It’s the message...Thom HartmannJul 02, 2025ShareWhen Louise and I lived in Germany in 1986/87, we visited Dachau with our family. The crematoriums shocked our children, but even more so because this was simply a “detention facility” and not one of H…