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Pedro Camacho

DHS Secretary Noem Says Five Republican States Wish to Copy Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz', Calls on Democrats to Follow Suit

The entrance to "Alligator Alcatraz" at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport on July 12, 2025, in Ochopee, Florida. (Credit: Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem has announced that five Republican-led states are in active discussions with the federal government to replicate Florida's recently opened migrant detention facility, known as "Alligator Alcatraz."

The facility, located on a remote airstrip in the Florida Everglades, was built in just over a week and is designed to hold up to 3,000 detainees.

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