US EditionTrump, DeSantis Tour Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
- On Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump toured the 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention facility in Florida's Everglades, which houses up to 3,000 immigrants at an annual cost of $450 million.
- On June 19, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier proposed converting an abandoned airport into a 5,000-bed detention facility, approved on June 23, and seized via emergency powers on June 24.
- Built in eight days, the facility employs tents, trailers, and natural swamp barriers for security, surrounded by alligators and predators in the Everglades.
- The first detainees are due to arrive Tuesday at the 5,000-bed facility, aiming for processing and deportation, as Trump promotes it as a model for enforcement.
- Trump describes the facility as a model for others, with similar projects underway in Louisiana and Alabama amid environmental lawsuits over ecosystem violations.
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Miami HeraldAt Alligator Alcatraz, contrasting immigration visions clash as Everglades facility opens
MIAMI — During an hourslong visit on Tuesday, President Donald Trump and top state and federal officials celebrated the opening of the new Florida-run immigration detention center in the Everglades as a major milestone in a joint mass deportation campaign.
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