Trump expected to visit the 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention facility this week
- President Donald Trump is expected to attend the opening of 'Alligator Alcatraz' in Florida this Tuesday, highlighting his immigration crackdown efforts.
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis seized a remote Everglades airstrip under emergency powers early 2023 to establish the 5,000-bed 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention facility for migrants, prompting legal and environmental challenges.
- Environmental groups and protesters filed a lawsuit and rallied along Highway 41 over ecological and humanitarian concerns before the facility’s opening.
- Starting July 1, Florida begins detainee intake at the 'Alligator Alcatraz' facility, with protests ongoing on U.S. Highway 41, supporting Trump’s deportation efforts.
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DeSantis confirms Trump's visit to Everglades immigrant detention center • Florida Phoenix
President Donald Trump speaks during an executive order signing in the Oval Office on Feb. 11, 2025. Trump signed two immigration-related orders on Monday in an event closed to press photographers. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)Gov. Ron DeSantis says he’s spoken with President Donald Trump ahead of his scheduled visit Tuesday to the immigration detention center the state has built in the Everglades. The presidential visit will take place …
Trump will visit ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in Everglades when it opens Tuesday, DeSantis says
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — President Donald Trump is planning to visit a new immigration detention center in the Everglades on Tuesday, when the facility is expected to open and be ready to house detained immigrants, Gov. Ron DeSantis said at a…
Donald Trump will visit the opening of ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ DeSantis says
The detention facility nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz" is set to open on Tuesday, and President Donald Trump will be on hand to check it out for himself, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday.
Trump to visit 'Alligator Alcatraz' for grand opening of swampy Everglades detention center for illegal aliens
President Donald Trump will head to Florida Tuesday for the official opening of an immigration detention camp in the Everglades that is surrounded by alligators and aptly dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday.
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