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DeSantis Issues Warning to 'Alligator Alcatraz' Protesters: Block Traffic, Get Hit—That’s on You
Townhall ^ | 6/29/25 | Sarah Arnold

Posted on 06/29/2025 1:39:17 PM PDT by CFW

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is sending a strong message to those opposing his “Alligator Alcatraz” project: don’t expect any sympathy.

The governor recently announced the creation of a new detention center deep in the Everglades, designed to house illegal immigrants until deportation. The facility is strategically located in an area teeming with alligators and pythons, making escape nearly impossible without risking deadly encounters with the surrounding wildlife.

As Alligator Alcatraz gears up for its expected opening on Tuesday, demonstrators flooded Florida’s streets to voice their opposition to Governor DeSantis’ controversial new facility.

However, DeSantis issued a blunt warning to protesters: stay out of the streets or be prepared to face the consequences, emphasizing that if someone gets hurt while blocking traffic, the responsibility lies with them.

“If you’re driving on one of those streets, and a mob comes and surrounds your vehicle, and threatens you, you have a right to flee for your safety. And so if you drive off, and you hit one of these people, that’s their fault for impinging on you,” DeSantis said.

— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) June 28, 2025 As I reported earlier, DeSantis gave Americans a first look at "Alligator Alcatraz"—a new detention center surrounded by natural barriers, including alligators and pythons. The facility sits conveniently next to a deportation airstrip, streamlining the removal process.

Each tent at the facility will handle different tasks. For instance, one tent will handle intake and processing, another will serve meals, and a third will provide space for legal consultations. DeSantis emphasized that the facility won’t disrupt local communities, adding that the location, a seldom-used airstrip, operates independently and requires only minimal logistical support to function efficiently, stressing that it has no impact on Florida residents.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: airstrip; aliens; alligatoralcatraz; deportations; desantis; detention; everglades; florida; illegalaliens; illegals; roadpizza
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Here is video of DeSantis' tour of "Alligator Alcatraz".

DeSantis Alligator Alcatraz Tour

1 posted on 06/29/2025 1:39:17 PM PDT by CFW
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ROAD TRIP !!!!!


2 posted on 06/29/2025 1:40:05 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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bingo


3 posted on 06/29/2025 1:42:15 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians aren't born, they're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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Create a road blockage so they can’t get out and get to spend a hot summer night with the mosquitoes.


4 posted on 06/29/2025 1:45:25 PM PDT by fso301
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It would be convenient if protestors caught blocking roads could be sent to Alligator Alcatraz for processing.


5 posted on 06/29/2025 1:48:01 PM PDT by UnwashedPeasant (The pandemic we suffer from is not COVID. It is Marxist Democrat Leftism. )
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To: CFW

Updated Dancing in the Streets by Martha Reeves and the Vandellas.

Calling out around the world
Are you ready for a brand new beat?
Summer’s here and the time is right
For making pancakes on the streets.

Get in the way of a moving car🚘🚘🚘🚘
and you’ll end up mixed with hot road tar🌞🌞🌡️🌡️
I’ll tell you all you won’t get far
We’re making pancakes on the street.


6 posted on 06/29/2025 1:48:17 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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When I was stationed in GE a soldier was drunk and walked across the road. Got hit right away by a car. The Polizei cane to his hospital room and dropped the ticket and charges on his bed.

In GE if a person walks into the road and is hit by a car the violation is on the jaywalker. They are ticketed and fully responsible for all vehicle repair costs. The Polizei will come to the hospital to deliver the citation, court assigned costs and the victim’s repair estimate.

The jaywalker kept saying “he didn’t even slow down”. Yeah, well duh, he’s looking at getting a free new front end for his car and a paint job from you.


7 posted on 06/29/2025 1:49:04 PM PDT by Justa (Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people....)
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To: fso301
I've heard that to a gator, a leftist protestor tastes like chicken.


8 posted on 06/29/2025 1:49:14 PM PDT by RasterMaster ("Towering genius disdains a beaten path." - Abraham Lincoln)
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If you surround my car, it’s an assault. Nobody has to stick around to find out if somebody intends to assault you until they are punching you in the face.


9 posted on 06/29/2025 1:49:43 PM PDT by Jonty30 (He was so fat that it took a year for his memory foam mattress to forget him. )
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Hear that horn? Ewww. Too late...


10 posted on 06/29/2025 1:51:32 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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DeSantis emphasized that the facility won’t disrupt local communities, adding that the location, a seldom-used airstrip, operates independently and requires only minimal logistical support to function efficiently, stressing that it has no impact on Florida residents.

One wonders how they'll handle septic effluent. That area is REALLY flat. There's lots of standing water atop an impermeable lime-rock substrate which isn't amenable to on-site disposal by leach field. Some people have to truck it out. None of that is cheap.

11 posted on 06/29/2025 1:53:42 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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When did parents stop teaching their children not to play in traffic? At least their remain will be easy to dispose of, just toss them a few feet off the road and let the gators clean up the mess. Although if gators have any taste they will spit them out.


12 posted on 06/29/2025 1:55:45 PM PDT by TonyM (Score Event)
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Nice work, Gov. DeSantis!


13 posted on 06/29/2025 1:56:30 PM PDT by SharpRightTurn (“Giving money & power to government is like giving whiskey & car keys to teenage boys” P.J. O'Rourke)
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DeSantis Issues Warning to Protesters: Block Traffic, Get Hit—That’s on You

Excellent!

Maybe we'll get some good videos of rioters hit so hard they go airborne!

14 posted on 06/29/2025 1:59:03 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (President Trump Decisively Won Popular & E.C., Celebrate Recivilization!)
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The only road in and out is Tamiami Trail. Protesters would be stupid to go out there.


15 posted on 06/29/2025 1:59:25 PM PDT by JusPasenThru (Make America Florida! )
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Septic tanks. When the red light comes on, call Ron.


16 posted on 06/29/2025 2:00:10 PM PDT by FLNittany
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Come on Desantis!!
Stopping traffic is violence and
blocking people is violence.

STOP LEFTIST VIOLENCE!


17 posted on 06/29/2025 2:02:55 PM PDT by Chickensoup
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Throw the roadkilled protesters to the alligators!


18 posted on 06/29/2025 2:04:00 PM PDT by doc maverick
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To: JusPasenThru

“Protesters would be stupid to go out there”

I’m going with “Protesters are stupid enough to go out there”


19 posted on 06/29/2025 2:05:06 PM PDT by EandH Dad (sleeping giants wake up REALLY grumpy)
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If you block the roads in Florida …… wear a toe tag!


20 posted on 06/29/2025 2:07:06 PM PDT by Highest Authority (DemonRats are pure EVIL)
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