A controversial new migrant detention centre dubbed 'Alligator Alcatraz' is rising in the heart of the Florida Everglades. The Trump administration confirmed on Tuesday 1 July 2025 that construction has begun on the £355 million ($450 million) facility, which will hold up to 5,000 migrants awaiting deportation.
Florida officials broke ground on Monday, aiming to complete the centre in just 60 days. The site, officially known as the Miami-Dade/Collier Training Facility, sits on 30 square miles of remote swamp land often called 'alligator alley'.
