Overview

• Construction began in early June under President Trump’s immigration strategy to expand detention capacity for mass deportations and is slated for completion within 30 to 60 days.
• The camp is being erected on the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport roughly 60 kilometers west of Miami.
• Officials intend to house up to 1,000 migrants in tents surrounded by alligators and pythons to deter escape attempts.
• The Federal Emergency Management Agency is slated to fund the majority of the facility’s $450 million annual operating costs.
• Environmental advocates and Miami-Dade County leaders have voiced major worries about potential harm to the fragile Everglades ecosystem.