US EditionAbout 70 National Guard troops activated to protect Alligator Alcatraz
FLORIDA EVERGLADES, JUL 3 – About 70 Florida National Guard troops are securing the new Everglades migrant center designed to hold up to 5,000 detainees as part of intensified immigration enforcement efforts.
- Nearly 70 Florida National Guard troops were activated Wednesday to secure the Alligator Alcatraz detention center in the Florida Everglades, officials confirmed.
- Following DeSantis’ pledge, nearly 70 Guard troops were deployed under state orders as part of Trump’s broader immigration enforcement strategy.
- Data confirms the site can hold 3,000 detainees with $450 million annual costs, surrounded by 28,000 feet of barbed wire, 200 cameras, and housed in FEMA trailers.
- Florida lawmakers plan inspection Thursday amid reports of extreme heat, structural issues, environmental threats, and detainees arriving after flooding, raising humanitarian concerns.
- More broadly, plans for a second facility near Jacksonville aim to expand to 5,000 beds by early July, reinforcing the site’s symbolic hard-line enforcement image.
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A group of lawmakers attempt to visit ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ amid humanitarian concerns
Florida lawmakers worried about “humanitarian concerns” are attempting to access “Alligator Alcatraz” Thursday to inspect the grounds of the new detention center, just hours after the arrival of its first group of detainees.
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The Lawton ConstitutionMichael Hiltzik: With 'Alligator Alcatraz,' Trump and DeSantis define their immigration policy as a tragic farce
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Guardsmen Help Operate 'Alligator Alcatraz' as Trump Increasingly Leans on Military for Immigration Crackdown
Roughly 70 Florida National Guard troops have been deployed to the newly built, remote immigration detention site deep in the Florida Everglades dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" as the Trump administration leans harder on the military to enforce its nationwide immigration crackdown.
Florida AG: Hundreds of Illegal Immigrants Set to Arrive at Alligator Alcatraz
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier confirmed that the first illegal immigrants will arrive at the new Alligator Alcatraz detention and deportation facility in the Everglades on July 2. “Alligator Alcatraz will be checking in hundreds of criminal illegal aliens tonight,” he said in a post on social media platform X Wednesday. “Next stop: back to where they came from.” Consisting of temporary yet hurricane-proof aluminum structures on an airf…
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