Florida officials approve plan to build ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ to house illegal migrants

The DeSantis administration noted on Monday that they are moving forward with a controversial decision to build a migrant detention center on an airstrip in the middle of the Everglades Contractors were seen out at the site on Monday beginning to work on the location they have begun to call Alligator Alcatraz The facility set to house beds will reportedly cost the state of Florida million a year to run Miami-Dade County owns the land despite the project being a partnership between the state and the federal authorities Whether the land will be sold to the state or federal regime is right now unknown however under Florida law the governor has the authority to use any private property if deemed necessary in affair of an crisis Florida Gov Ron DeSantis has deemed the immigration dilemma an crisis in The Florida Attorney General announced in a podcast that the facility should be completed within the next scant weeks We rolled out his proposal last week announced Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier It s a location we ve been looking at for a while It s about square miles down in South Florida and it presents a unique opportunity for a low-cost detention facility because the perimeter is set by Mother Nature A lot of people thought it was just a joke but no we are serious We hear about immigration enforcement We re leading in helping the federal authorities We ve had a great relationship with ICE but as of this morning the federal regime has approved our detention facility plan US Congressman Carlos Gimenez visited the Krome Detention Center on Monday as part of a congressional oversight visit The facility has faced conflict over their alleged restoration of detainees Two settlers have reportedly lost their lives in the facility Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem disclosed the immigration detention center will be a cost-effective and innovative way to deliver on President Donald Trump s immigration agenda