The mocking of immigrant detainees harks back to “the worst parts of our history” when similar jokes and tropes, such as “gator bait,” were used to dehumanize Black people and desensitize people to the harm and violence inflicted upon them, says ACLU Florida Executive Director Bacardi Jackson.

Trump is celebrating — and even joking about — the harsh conditions of the controversial immigration detention facility in Florida.

Some of the objections to the facility are that it's located in an alligator and snake-infested swamp. I've also read that some have complained about the Florida heat. Though any facility in Florida is subject to it being hot. It is Florida. Oh, and it's also air-conditioned.

The facility has been dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" due to being smack-dab in the middle of the gator-filled swamps.

Demonstrators gathered at the entrance to the new Florida Everglades migrant detention center dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" as President Trump made an opening-day visit to the controversial facility on Tuesday.

ICE received additional funding from President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," and Alligator Alcatraz began operating.