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Trump Opens 'Alligator Alcatraz' ICE Camp in Florida Everglades

The 5,000-bed facility will start intake today under pending lawsuits over its ecological impact, reflecting disputes over its legal authority.

Heavy duty generators are driven into Dade Collier Training and Transition Airport off Tamiami Trail on Monday, June 24, 2025, in Ochopee, Florida. (D.A. Varela/Miami Herald/TNS)
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President Trump (inset) Tuesday toured a remote Florida detention camp for undocumented immigrants branded "Alligator Alcatraz" that he hopes to turn into a symbol of his controversial mass deportation effort.. (Courtesy of the Office of Attorney General James Uthmeier via AP; AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Overview

  • President Donald Trump attended the July 1 opening alongside Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Gov. Ron DeSantis.
  • The site is slated to start housing and processing migrants for deportation imminently, with flights in and out via the adjacent airstrip.
  • Florida officials repurposed the Dade-Collier airfield under an executive order, funding the rapid build through state emergency powers and FEMA’s Shelter and Services Program.
  • The facility leverages the Everglades’ isolation and surrounding alligators, crocodiles and pythons as natural security barriers.
  • Friends of the Everglades, Miccosukee and Seminole leaders and Democratic lawmakers have filed lawsuits over environmental and legal concerns, with protests continuing along the Tamiami Trail.