US EditionDHS 'Alligator Alcatraz' Post Creates Stir over Florida Migrant Detention Center
OCHOPEE, FLORIDA, JUN 29 – The facility will hold up to 5,000 detainees and costs about $450 million annually, using the Everglades' wildlife as a natural security barrier, officials said.
- Florida is building a migrant detention center called 'Alligator Alcatraz' in the Everglades, set to open next month and house up to 5,000 detainees.
- The project originated from Governor Ron DeSantis using emergency powers to authorize the site at a remote airport, amid a federal push for large-scale deportations.
- The facility uses the surrounding marshland and dangerous wildlife such as alligators and pythons as natural security, with an operating cost around $450 million annually.
- Critics, including environmentalists and lawmakers, protested June 28, 2025, citing threats to the Everglades ecosystem and questioning the ethics and transparency of the rapid project rollout.
- The facility's opening implies intensified immigration enforcement in Florida, while opponents filed a lawsuit to block the center over environmental and humanitarian concerns.
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DHS 'Alligator Alcatraz' post creates stir over Florida migrant detention center
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Homeland Security posts AI photo of soon-to-be-built 'Alligator Alcatraz'
Department of Homeland Security posted on social media an AI-generated meme showing alligators representing immigration and customs enforcement agents outside the soon-to-be-built detention center.
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