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Trump And DeSantis Inaugurate 'Alligator Alcatraz' Immigrant Detention Center Deep In Florida Everglades

Florida opened its newly minted state-run immigrant detention camp deep in the Everglades, nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz." President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis were on hand to inaugurate the facility on Tuesday in an apparent push to support the president's aggressive deportation campaign.

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‘Cops in the form of alligators’: Trump visits Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz

The migrant detention facility, located in the Florida wetlands, was built in eight days and will include 3,000 beds.

Al Jazeera

Trump Declares Biden 'Wanted' to Lock Him Up While Touring 'Alligator Alcatraz,' Unleashes Wave of Jokes: 'We All Did'

While touring the new "Alligator Alcatraz" migrant detention center in Florida, President Donald Trump joked that President Biden wanted him incarcerated in the facility, spurring a barrage of mockery from social media users.

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Florida cooperation with immigration enforcement sparks fears people will disappear into jails

Florida law enforcement agencies' cooperation with federal immigration officials is causing concerns among family members and immigrants' rights advocates that people will disappear into county jail systems

The Independent UK

Trump celebrates harsh conditions for detainees on visit to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

President says immigration jail in Florida Everglades is a ‘little controversial, but I couldn’t care less’

The Guardian - US

Trump Suggests Teaching Migrants How to 'Run Away' From Alligators 'If They Escape' Alligator Alcatraz

Trump shared a tip for migrants at the "Alligator Alcatraz" detention camp in the Florida Everglades, suggesting they run in a zig zag to evade gator attacks.

Latin Times

Trump Hails New 'Alligator Alcatraz' Migrant Detention Center

US President Donald Trump reveled in a new Florida migrant detention center dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" Tuesday, joking that any escapees would be taught to run away from the reptiles to avoid being eaten.

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Trump talks tough on deportations during Florida detention site visit

President Trump had tough words for future detainees who will be housed at a new alligator-surrounded facility in Florida's Everglades.

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Trump will visit a remote immigration detention site in the Florida Everglades

President Donald Trump is heading to Florida’s Everglades for a firsthand look at a new immigration detention facility that the White House suggests will be especially secure given that it is “surrounded by alligators.”

The Independent UK

Where Is Alligator Alcatraz? Size, Facilities And Why Are Environmentalists Opposing Construction Of ICE Detention Centre?

Alligator Alcatraz, a massive ICE detention centre in Florida's Everglades, sparks fierce opposition over environmental harm and Indigenous land rights.

International Business Times UK

Florida GOP Drops 'Sick' Alligator Alcatraz Merch to Flood of Backlash: 'Disgusting and Inexcusable'

As Florida officials rush to open Alligator Alcatraz to detain migrants in the Everglades, the state's Republican Party premiered a line of branded merchandise.

International Business Times

White House Touting New 'Alligator Alcatraz' Detention Center Draws 'Concentration Camp' Comparisons: 'We Are Barbaric'

The White House revealed that President Donald Trump will be visiting the new undocumented migrant detention center this week, also known as "Alligator Alcatraz", located in Southern Florida.

Latin Times

Trump flying down to open Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center Tuesday

White House confirmed the president and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem will christen controversial migrant lockup

The Independent UK

2028 Election Poll Shows Vance, Buttigieg In Lead: Where Trump, Newsom, Harris Rank — And Betting Odds

Donald Trump has been in office for less than six months of his four-year term. That doesn't stop voters from looking to the 2028 election with polls and betting odds showing a mix of candidates for both the Republican and Democratic parties.

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The Independent UK

Trump administration taunts detained migrants with ICE alligators at proposed Florida prison

DHS called out for ‘horrendous lack of humanity’ over meme image

The Independent UK

Protesters line highway in Florida Everglades to oppose 'Alligator Alcatraz'

The Florida immigration detention site dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” is being met by opposition from a range of groups concerned with its impacts on local Native American tribes, the Everglades ecosystem and human rights for migrants

The Independent UK

Who do voters want as the 2028 Republican candidate? New poll shows clear frontrunner to succeed Trump

One figure in the GOP is emerging as the leading candidate to stand in 2028 – notwithstanding Trump’s hints at an unconstitutional third term

The Independent UK

JD Vance has 30-point lead over 2028 rivals despite Trump listing him behind Marco Rubio, new poll finds

President Donald Trump has about three years and six months left in his second term, but one top GOP figure has already opened up a commanding lead in the race to succeed him as the Republican Party standard-bearer.

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The Guardian - US

Florida plan for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ migrant jail sparks chorus of outrage

Environmental groups, immigration advocates and Native Americans decry idea to set up the outdoor detention camp

Al Jazeera

Is ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention centre funded by Florida hurricane money?

Government will allocate some FEMA funds to the facility, but will not use disaster relief money.

The Independent UK

Native leaders blast construction of Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' on land they call sacred

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is racing ahead with construction of a makeshift immigration detention facility at an airstrip in the Everglades over the opposition of Native American leaders who consider the area their sacred ancestral homelands

The Independent UK

Florida AG’s warning to AOC and ‘communists’ over ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as DeSantis promises more deportations

James Uthmeier sneers that liberal protesters will not be able to picket new facility because of its situation deep in the Everglades: ‘Good luck finding it’

The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis points to upside for Florida if Zohran Mamdani becomes NYC mayor

Gov. Ron DeSantis predicted that a Zohran Mamdani victory in the NYC mayoral race could prompt affluent New Yorkers to relocate to Florida, driving up property values in Palm Beach.

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GOP Rep. Kat Cammack almost died thanks to her party’s abortion laws but she still blames Democrats

Kat Cammack doesn't think abortion laws need changing despite them almost costing her her life.

The Independent UK

Not just 'Alligator Alcatraz': DeSantis floats building another immigration detention center

Florida officials are pursuing plans to build a second detention center to house immigrants, as part of the state’s aggressive push to support the federal government’s crackdown on illegal immigration

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