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Florida attorney general pitches ‘Alligator Alcatraz' in Everglades for immigrants
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| By NBC6 • Published June 19, 2025 • Updated 6 mins ago
Posted on 06/20/2025 8:35:48 AM PDT by Red Badger
Attorney General James Uthmeier said the facility could be built at the Miami-Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, which he described as "virtually abandoned."
VIDEO AT LINK.....................
Florida's attorney general is proposing a new site in the Everglades to hold immigrants who entered the United States illegally that he's calling "Alligator Alcatraz."
Attorney General James Uthmeier posted video on X Thursday with his pitch for the new holding facility.
Uthmeier said the facility could be built at the Miami-Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport off Tamiami Trail, which he described as "virtually abandoned."
The facility could be operational within 30 to 60 days of construction and house up to 1,000 immigrants who entered the country illegally, Uthmeier said.
"You don't need to invest that much in the perimeter. People get out, there's not that much waiting for them other than alligators and pythons," Uthmeier said in a video posted on X. "Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide."
The Department of Homeland Security reposted the video, but it's not clear if the proposal will move forward.
TOPICS: Government; History; Military/Veterans; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: alcatraz; fl; illegals

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Has a 10,500 foot runway already!..................
To: dfwgator; EEGator; alligator; FamiliarFace; Fireone; V_TWIN; Clay Moore
GATOR PING!...................
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posted on
06/20/2025 8:36:21 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
06/20/2025 8:38:47 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: Red Badger
Great idea! And send some to the Rio Grande.
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posted on
06/20/2025 8:39:42 AM PDT
by
FamiliarFace
(I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
06/20/2025 8:41:32 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
To: Red Badger
Dry Tortugas! Our “Devil’s Island.”
What’s wrong with the Aleutians? Less tourists there.
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posted on
06/20/2025 8:41:58 AM PDT
by
Buttons12
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To: FamiliarFace
It’s in the middle of 30 square miles of alligators, crocodiles, rattlesnakes, water moccasins and the newest addition BURMESE PYTHONS that can get 20+ feet in length and can swallow a human whole...........
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posted on
06/20/2025 8:42:24 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
06/20/2025 8:50:25 AM PDT
by
FamiliarFace
(I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
To: Red Badger
I bet no python can swallow Chris Christie or Illinois governor Pritzker.
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posted on
06/20/2025 8:54:29 AM PDT
by
Bobbyvotes
(TERM LIMITS IS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP CORRUPT CAREER Pgenes. OLITICIANS. )
To: FamiliarFace
Oh, and I almost forgot, the Sawgrass which will cut you up and mosquitoes that will swarm you like angry hornets.............
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posted on
06/20/2025 8:54:51 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: Buttons12
And to think that we stationed men up there as part of WWII.
Can we use the Aleutian Islands as a minimum treatment for criminals and illegals?
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06/20/2025 8:56:48 AM PDT
by
texas booster
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To: Buttons12
Always wanted to visit Attu Island.
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posted on
06/20/2025 8:57:46 AM PDT
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donozark
(There are no refrigerators in Siberia.)
To: Red Badger
About one hour flight from Gitmo. Sounds like a plan!
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posted on
06/20/2025 8:59:46 AM PDT
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donozark
(There are no refrigerators in Siberia.)
To: Red Badger
Can we call it Area 51E?
Housing of aliens East of the Mississippi..
To: Red Badger
To: delchiante
Great idea!......................
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posted on
06/20/2025 9:04:16 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: Red Badger
Anyone involved in its construction should demand hazard pay.
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posted on
06/20/2025 9:08:24 AM PDT
by
The_Harlequin
(…the time will arrive when you will learn to judge for yourself of what is going on in the world, wi)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
06/20/2025 9:18:48 AM PDT
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FamiliarFace
(I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
To: Buttons12
The former naval base at Adak will do. The US government can pay the Aleut Corporation to lease the land. Plus, the airports and docks are still operating.
To: Red Badger
And hungry gators just looking for an all you can eat buffet.
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posted on
06/20/2025 9:47:55 AM PDT
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Ronald77
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