Florida building ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ for undocumented migrants in the Everglades that will cost $450m per year to run
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ migrant camp will cost $450m per year to run
- Florida is constructing a new migrant detention center, nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz," on a former airfield in the Everglades, set to open in July.
- The facility, primarily consisting of tents, is estimated to cost $450 million annually to operate, with some funding support from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
- Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, an ally of President Donald Trump, boasted that the remote, swampy location with dangerous wildlife would require minimal additional security.
- The project echoes President Donald Trump's past suggestions for border security, including proposals for moats with deadly creatures and using high-security locations for detention.
- Concerns have been raised by Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava regarding environmental impacts and the rapid pace of the state's effort, while immigrant justice advocates also expressed alarm over the facility's potential conditions.
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