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New aerial footage is showing another view of the new high-security immigration detention center in Florida's Everglades coined "Alligator Alcatraz."
She underscored the symbolism behind the “Alcatraz” comparison: an infamous prison known for harsh treatment and isolation, surrounded by deadly waters. “The state claims alligators and pythons provide security,” Rayner noted. “But no animal deterrent can justify the cruelty inside.”
The creation of President Donald Trump's new migrant detention facility in Florida -- dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" -- has prompted social media users across the world to share an image of a site surrounded by a moat with creatures swimming in it.
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Florida's top emergency official says a lawsuit to stop an immigration detention center known as ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in the Everglades was filed in the wrong court.
President Donald Trump tours "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Alligator Alcatraz, a migrant detention center in Big Cypress National Preserve, has opened with a capacity of 3,000 and potential for 5,000 detainees. Security measures include barbed wire ...