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Posted on 06/19/2025 1:31:59 PM PDT by DFG
Illegal migrants could soon be held in a massive new immigration detention center in Florida, which has been dubbed the “Alligator Alcatraz.”
The 39-square-mile plot of land — which is surrounded by alligators and pythons — was offered to the Trump administration by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier.
The “virtually abandoned airport facility” would have the capacity to “house as many as 1,000 criminal aliens,” Uthmeier said in a video sharing his offer with the White House.
He added that it could be up and running within as little as 30 to 60 days.
“Florida’s been leading on immigration enforcement, supporting the Trump administration and ICE’s efforts to detain and deport criminal aliens,” the AG said
“The government tasked state leaders to identify places for new temporary detention facilities.”
“I think this is the best one. As I call it, alligator Alcatraz,” he added.
The massive plot of land offers an “efficient, low-cost opportunity to build a temporary detention facility because you don’t need to invest that much in the perimeter,” which has alligators and pythons “waiting” for anyone who escapes, said Uthmeier.
“Alligator alcatraz, we’re ready to go,” he declared.
ICE migrant detention centers are currently filled to the brim, holding roughly 53,000 illegal migrants under the Trump administration’s latest push, which is beyond what is funded by Congress.
As a result, the agency is burning through its budget at a breakneck pace — with ICE already $1 billion over budget, Axios reported Monday.
Congress funded roughly 41,500 ICE detention beds at a cost of roughly $3.4 billion in fiscal year 2024, according to the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
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Sounds like a win win to me. A win for us and a win for the gators and pythons.
Works for me.
MC Like!
I love it!
The shortage is from Biden’s budget.
I sense a Hollywood blockbuster here. Maybe The Alligator Whisperer, or Dances With Pythons...
Swamps of Florida to
San Fran Stinko Bay...
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Welcome to ‘Merica illegals!
Them gators make mighty good eatin’.
But if it includes Haitian illegals, they will eat the alligators. Pythons may be too chewy to eat but alligator tails are a popular item in Florida restaurants.
“Congress funded roughly 41,500 ICE detention beds at a cost of roughly $3.4 billion in fiscal year 2024, according to the American Immigration Lawyers Association.”
That works out to roughly $82,000 per bed. I think I see the problem here…
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Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee off the Tamaimi Trail in the Everglades:
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Dade-Collier+Training+and+Transition+Airport&atb=v462-1&iaxm=maps&source=about
Chomp, chomp. :0)
Put sleeping quarters next to the water.
Fantastic idea
Exactly.
Same for me.
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